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Sunday 2 July 2017European TourYear in Review
Fleetwood wins HNA Open de France
Le Golf National, Paris, France · Thursday 29 June to Sunday 2 July 2017 · Tommy Fleetwood’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 USD · HNA
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 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/13°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 6.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 7.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/13°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 5.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/11°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 32 · 1.3 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
- Peter Uihlein USA · 273Birdied the 17th to get within one but drove poorly on the 18th and could not hole his bunker shot to force a playoff Fleetwood lifts Open de France title ahead of Open Championship – ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
HNA Open de France
Le Golf National, Le Golf National, Paris, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tommy Fleetwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 July 2017
Today, it's a day that I'll never forget; the way I felt coming down the stretch, the holes and the shots you have to hit. And yeah, winning, it's the best feeling by far, in golf.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 July 2017
And then 15, 16, 17, 18, stand up and be a man and hit the shots, because there's no other way.
ESPN (PA Sport)
2 July 2017
Life's just been great. I'm engaged, expecting a baby, my fiance is my manager, my caddie's one of my best mates in the world.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Fleetwood | 67 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| 2 | Peter Uihlein | 67 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Alexander Björk | 66 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 71 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 69 · 69 · 73 · 65 | 276 | −8 |
| 6 | Ryan Fox | 73 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T7 | Ross Fisher | 70 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Haotong Li | 71 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Adrian Otaegui | 68 · 66 · 74 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Alex Noren | 69 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Jon Rahm | 70 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Lee Westwood | 71 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1991-01-19, Southport, Merseyside, England; ENG; turned pro 2010; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 21 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet