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Sunday 1 May 2016European TourYear in Review
Li wins Volvo China Open
Topwin Golf and Country Club, Beijing, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 28 April to Sunday 1 May 2016 · Haotong Li’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse CN¥20,000,000 CNY · Volvo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Felipe Aguilar CHI · 269Co-led entering the final round and led for much of it, but hit his tee shot into the water at the par-3 16th for a double bogey and closed with a 69. Li Haotong charges to China Open title as Felipe Aguilar stumbles - Sky Sports
159 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo China Open
Topwin Golf and Country Club, Topwin Golf and Country Club, Beijing, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Haotong Li
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
1 May 2016
my caddy said, 'Haotong, you're already three shots in the lead, you've just got to lay up and make par to win'. So thanks to him!
Sky Sports
1 May 2016
The start of this year has given me a lot of hard times. Even though I worked hard I still played badly, especially last week. I worked hard there and couldn't control my ball.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haotong Li | 69 · 67 · 66 · 64 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Felipe Aguilar | 68 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Richard Bland | 69 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Marcel Siem | 68 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 68 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Scott Hend | 71 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Richie Ramsay | 68 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Peter Hanson | 66 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T9 | David Lipsky | 69 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Borja Virto | 67 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 66 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Alex Noren | 67 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1995-08-03, Miluo City, Hunan, China; CHN; turned pro 2011; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 237 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile); Sky Sports also calls him world No 237).
What’s in the bag
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