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Sunday 16 July 2017European TourYear in Review
Bello wins Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open
Dundonald Links, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 July 2017 · Rafa Cabrera Bello’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 USD · Aberdeen Asset Management
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/13°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 43 · 3.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/12°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 41 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/13°C · wind 30 km/h SW, gusts 48 · 10.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/13°C · wind 27 km/h W, gusts 50 · 0.8 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
- Callum Shinkwin ENG · 275Led on the 72nd hole but bogeyed it after a poor chip, then left a seven-foot birdie putt short on the first playoff hole Rafael Cabrera Bello wins Scottish Open after tense playoff – ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open
Dundonald Links, Dundonald Links, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rafa Cabrera Bello
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 July 2017
This time, I really felt I played some of the best golf of my life today. I had an unbelievable Sunday, and I really went for it on the playoff.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 July 2017
Hitting a 3-wood on a playoff to ten or 12 feet, I think that for sure qualifies as one of the best shots of my life, yes.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 July 2017
I hit a great second shot in and finished in a divot on a downslope of the bunker. I had no shot, really.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 70 · 72 · 69 · 64 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Callum Shinkwin | 67 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Matthieu Pavon | 69 · 74 · 69 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Andrew Dodt | 67 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Ryan Fox | 72 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Padraig Harrington | 67 · 68 · 79 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Anthony Wall | 71 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Rickie Fowler | 67 · 70 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Søren Kjeldsen | 71 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | 67 · 69 · 71 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Robert Rock | 73 · 69 · 73 · 66 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Lee Slattery | 75 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Andrew Sullivan | 70 · 72 · 67 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1984-05-25, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2005; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 31 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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