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Sunday 22 October 2017European TourYear in Review
Garcia wins Andalucia Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation
Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 October 2017 · Sergio Garcia’s win no. 14 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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/18°C · wind 26 km/h W, gusts 45 · 8.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/18°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/18°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/18°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 0 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 · 273drew level with a birdie at the 15th but three-putted the 16th, and his birdie putt on the 18th caught the edge of the hole and stayed out Sergio Garcia completes victory at home tournament in Spain (PA Sport) – ESPN
126 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Andalucia Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation
Valderrama Golf Club, Valderrama Golf Club, Sotogrande, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sergio Garcia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport (quoting Sky Sports)
22 October 2017
I stayed patient the whole time, made sure the bad moments didn't affect me too much and made a couple of really key putts coming in.
BBC Sport (quoting Sky Sports)
22 October 2017
I want to dedicate this one to my wife Angela and our little baby coming next year in March - this one is for them.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Garcia | 66 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| 2 | Joost Luiten | 66 · 70 · 71 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| 3 | Daniel Brooks | 70 · 72 · 64 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| 4 | Jamie Donaldson | 73 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| 5 | Wade Ormsby | 73 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Anders Hansen | 70 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Scott Jamieson | 69 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 281 | −3 |
| T8 | Nino Bertasio | 74 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Aaron Rai | 70 · 74 · 71 · 67 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Robert Rock | 67 · 70 · 74 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Julian Suri | 73 · 73 · 65 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-09, Borriol, Castellón, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1999; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 1; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore/rankFrom as stated by owgr.com (player profile and event results)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet