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Monday 25 April 2016European TourYear in Review
Lee wins Shenzhen International
Genzon Golf Club, Shenzhen, China · Thursday 21 to Monday 25 April 2016 · Soomin Lee’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$2,800,000 USD · rain-interrupted: final round completed Monday 25 April
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 81° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/22°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/23°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 47 · 4.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/23°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 42 · 53 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/23°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 37.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R528°/24°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 38 · 23.8 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
- Joost Luiten NED · 274Closed with a 68 and a birdie at the last but came up two short in a tie for second. Soomin Lee wins Shenzen International for maiden title (with final scores) - Irish Golf Desk
- Brandon Stone RSA · 274Closed with a 68 to tie for second, two behind. South Korea's Lee Soo-min wins Shenzhen International (AP) - ESPN
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Shenzhen International
Genzon Golf Club, Genzon Golf Club, Shenzhen, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Soomin Lee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
25 April 2016
I got a big chance in Malaysia, but I didn't make it because I was really, really nervous. Now I made it.
Irish Golf Desk
25 April 2016
My goals now are of course to play the Major Championships, and hopefully win one someday, so I want to move into the top 50 in the world.
Irish Golf Desk
25 April 2016
It was a nice birdie on the last to give myself a chance, but I just came up short. But it's been another really good week for me
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soomin Lee | 66 · 65 · 70 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Brandon Stone | 67 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Joost Luiten | 68 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Scott Hend | 71 · 65 · 73 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Alexander Levy | 66 · 72 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Lee Slattery | 70 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 7 | Bradley Dredge | 70 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Bubba Watson | 71 · 69 · 72 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Rikard Karlberg | 73 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Nacho Elvira | 70 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 71 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1993-10-12, Gangwon Province, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2014; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 128 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile); Irish Golf Desk also says he moved up from 128th).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet