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Sunday 9 July 2017European TourYear in Review
Rahm wins Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation
Portstewart Golf Club, Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 July 2017 · Jon Rahm’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 USD · Dubai Duty Free
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/11°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/10°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/12°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 7.4 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
- Richie Ramsay SCO · 270Closed with a 65 but finished six shots behind Rahm, tied second Jon Rahm continues stunning form to win Irish Open with record score – ESPN (PA Sport)
- Matthew Southgate ENG · 270Closed with a 66 but finished six shots behind Rahm, tied second Jon Rahm continues stunning form to win Irish Open with record score – ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 64 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Hosted by the Rory Foundation
Portstewart Golf Club (Strand), Portstewart Golf Club, Portstewart, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 July 2017
To actually play my best golf that I can remember till this day and shoot 24-under on this golf course and win it by six, man, that is not something I would have believed I was capable of.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 July 2017
If it wasn't for that Ryder Cup in Spain, my father would have never started to play golf. If he had never started, I would have never picked it up.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 July 2017
Yeah, took a look at the leaderboard and wondered if that was a mistake or not. He was running away with it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 65 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 264 | −24 |
| T2 | Richie Ramsay | 68 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Matthew Southgate | 65 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | David Drysdale | 66 · 69 · 73 · 63 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Ryan Fox | 67 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Daniel Im | 64 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Justin Rose | 67 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T8 | Benjamin Hebert | 64 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Julien Quesne | 70 · 68 · 64 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Oliver Fisher | 65 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | 70 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Hideto Tanihara | 70 · 65 · 66 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika, Biscay, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet