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Sunday 20 August 2017European TourYear in Review
Norris wins Fiji International
Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course, Sigatoka, Fiji · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 August 2017 · Jason Norris’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse A$1,500,000 AUD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/18°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/16°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/17°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/20°C · wind 7 km/h SE, gusts 17 · 0.6 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
- Jazz Janewattananond THA · 278made the cut on the number, then closed with a course-record 64 to share second, four behind Norris beats the yips to win Fiji International - Golf Australia (PGA of Australia)
- David McKenzie AUS · 278closed with 67 to share second, four behind 2017 Fiji International final leaderboard - Golf News Net
- James Marchesani AUS · 278closed with 70 to share second, four behind 2017 Fiji International final leaderboard - Golf News Net
132 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Fiji International
Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course, Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course, Sigatoka, Fiji
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Norris
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Australia (PGA of Australia)
20 August 2017
I said a couple of years ago when I was about to quit, that I didn’t want to give it away until I had won a big tournament because I know I can.
Golf Australia (PGA of Australia)
20 August 2017
It’s unbelievable. It’s good to see you all (the waiting media) on Sunday instead of on Thursday every time.
Golf Australia (PGA of Australia)
20 August 2017
I putted sensational all day; even the ones that I three putted were just bad speed.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Norris | 69 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Jazz Janewattananond | 74 · 72 · 68 · 64 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | David McKenzie | 68 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | James Marchesani | 71 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Adam Bland | 68 · 71 · 75 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Daniel Pearce | 66 · 71 · 73 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Peter Wilson | 68 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Wade Ormsby | 69 · 71 · 66 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Jarryd Felton | 71 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Gareth Paddison | 73 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Scott Vincent | 73 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1972-09-07, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; AUS; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 1238 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Fiji International 2017 (1238 -> 423) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet