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Sunday 8 October 2017European TourYear in Review
Hatton wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland (final round; also Carnoustie and Kingsbarns) · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 October 2017 · Tyrrell Hatton’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$5,000,000 USD · Alfred Dunhill
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 27° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/9°C · wind 30 km/h WNW, gusts 54 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R212°/7°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 38 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/12°C · wind 30 km/h W, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/11°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 30 · 1.1 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
- Ross Fisher ENG · 267shot a bogey-free, course-record 61 on the Old Course but parred the last three holes and finished three behind Hatton, who started the day five clear Tyrrell Hatton holds off Ross Fisher to retain St Andrews title (PA Sport) – ESPN
168 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
St Andrews Links (Old Course), Carnoustie Golf Links and Kingsbarns Golf Links, Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland (final round; also Carnoustie and Kingsbarns)
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tyrrell Hatton
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 October 2017
You know, if you told me in the summer that I was going to win again before the end of the year, I probably wouldn't have believed you.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 October 2017
Yeah, it's so nice to win again, almost proves it wasn't like a fluke week, if you like to, do it again.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 October 2017
A shame not to birdie the last, a 60, but I'm not going to complain too much with a 61.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell Hatton | 68 · 65 · 65 · 66 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Ross Fisher | 71 · 68 · 67 · 61 | 267 | −21 |
| 3 | Victor Dubuisson | 74 · 66 · 68 · 63 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Gregory Bourdy | 70 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Robert Rock | 71 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Marc Warren | 70 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Luke Donald | 70 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Paul Dunne | 67 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Oliver Fisher | 68 · 71 · 71 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Alexander Levy | 70 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Eddie Pepperell | 72 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1991-10-14, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2011; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 29 that week (OWGR rankBefore/rankFrom as stated by owgr.com (player profile and event results)).
What’s in the bag
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