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Sunday 12 March 2017European TourYear in Review
Chawrasia wins Hero Indian Open
DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurgaon, India · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 March 2017 · S.S.P. Chawrasia’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse US$1,750,000 USD · Hero · weather-delayed: third round completed on Sunday morning, final round Sunday afternoon
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/15°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 34 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/14°C · wind 19 km/h SE, gusts 44 · 9.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/12°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 29 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/10°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 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
- Gavin Green MAS · 285Shot the week's low round, a 65 with six straight birdies, in round three, but closed with a 75 including five bogeys to finish seven back. Hoey eighth behind Chawrasia in Hero Indian Open - Irish Golf Desk
144 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Hero Indian Open
DLF Golf and Country Club (Gary Player course), DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurgaon, India
4 of 5 researched
Winner
S.S.P. Chawrasia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Professional Golf Tour of India
12 March 2017
I feel great as it’s one of the toughest courses I’ve played on. Winning by seven shots, I’m really happy. This is probably the best win of my career.
Irish Golf Desk
12 March 2017
On 17, I was thinking I’m not hitting it short, I have to hit over the green and maybe hit the stone and come back. Luckily it did.
Professional Golf Tour of India
12 March 2017
Jeev was telling me to calm down and play my own game and not look at others. I told him I’ll follow his advice and I followed the same routine.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.S.P. Chawrasia | 72 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Gavin Green | 72 · 73 · 65 · 75 | 285 | −3 |
| T3 | Scott Jamieson | 70 · 74 · 70 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T3 | Matteo Manassero | 68 · 73 · 72 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T5 | Anirban Lahiri | 76 · 73 · 67 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 73 · 73 · 70 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Carlos Pigem | 69 · 73 · 67 · 78 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | George Coetzee | 73 · 74 · 69 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T8 | David Horsey | 66 · 74 · 76 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Michael Hoey | 71 · 71 · 71 · 75 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1978-05-15, Kolkata, India; IND; turned pro 1997; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 258 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile); PGTI: 'his current 258th position in the official world golf ranking').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet