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Sunday 25 June 2017European TourYear in Review
Romero wins BMW International Open
Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 June 2017 · Andres Romero’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/18°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/20°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 65 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/18°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/16°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 36 · 1.8 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
- Richard Bland ENG · 272In the final pairing, missed the green on the 17th and needed an eagle at the last to force a playoff but only birdied Andres Romero holds off Sergio Garcia to clinch BMW International Open – ESPN (PA Sport)
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 272In the final pairing, three-putted the 16th and needed an eagle at the last to force a playoff but only birdied Andres Romero holds off Sergio Garcia to clinch BMW International Open – ESPN (PA Sport)
- Thomas Detry BEL · 272Closed with a 66 to set the target at 16 under, one short of Romero Andres Romero holds off Sergio Garcia to clinch BMW International Open – ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW International Open
Golfclub München Eichenried, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Andres Romero
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 June 2017
I want to say thanks to the BMW people because if it wasn't for them, that they gave me an invite for this event, I don't have any category, and this is going to be life-changing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 June 2017
Well, when I arrived to the 18th green, I felt nervous, really nervous for the first time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 June 2017
Next question. Yeah, I'm pretty gutted. But I gave it a good run.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andres Romero | 67 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Richard Bland | 67 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Thomas Detry | 65 · 71 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Sergio Garcia | 66 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Rikard Karlberg | 67 · 69 · 72 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Tommy Fleetwood | 67 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Renato Paratore | 70 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Nacho Elvira | 72 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Hennie Otto | 68 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | David Lipsky | 71 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Henrik Stenson | 67 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1981-05-08, Tucumán, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1998; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 837 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table); ESPN/PA Sport also states 837th).
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