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Sunday 23 October 2016European TourYear in Review
Harrington wins Portugal Masters
Oceanico Victoria Clube de Golfe, Vilamoura, Portugal · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 October 2016 · Padraig Harrington’s win no. 15 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/15°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/16°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/18°C · wind 23 km/h SSW, gusts 46 · 6.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/15°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 6.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Andrew Sullivan ENG · 262defending champion birdied the 17th to draw level at 22 under, but Harrington birdied the par-five 18th to win by one Padraig Harrington wins first European Tour title in eight years (PA Sport) – ESPN
126 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Portugal Masters
Oceanico Victoria Clube de Golfe, Oceanico Victoria Clube de Golfe, Vilamoura, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Padraig Harrington
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 October 2016
When I go back and look at my stats for scrambling this week, I would say I was better than 100 percent.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 October 2016
I was doing nicely, but holing the bunker shot on 11 gave me the momentum that it's going to be my day.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 October 2016
I just couldn't get anything to drop. I felt like I gave myself a lot of chances all day. You know, massively proud.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padraig Harrington | 66 · 63 · 67 · 65 | 261 | −23 |
| 2 | Andrew Sullivan | 67 · 61 · 69 · 65 | 262 | −22 |
| T3 | Anders Hansen | 67 · 66 · 62 · 68 | 263 | −21 |
| T3 | Mikko Korhonen | 64 · 67 · 64 · 68 | 263 | −21 |
| T5 | Paul Lawrie | 66 · 66 · 65 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| T5 | David Lipsky | 64 · 66 · 69 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| T5 | Chris Paisley | 65 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| T5 | Robert Rock | 67 · 66 · 67 · 64 | 264 | −20 |
| 9 | Nacho Elvira | 65 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| T10 | Oliver Fisher | 66 · 67 · 69 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| T10 | Benjamin Hebert | 70 · 66 · 66 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1971-08-31, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 1995; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 3; world No. 159 that week (OWGR rankBefore/rankFrom as stated by owgr.com (player profile and event results)).
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