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Sunday 10 September 2017European TourYear in Review
Fitzpatrick wins Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-Montana, Switzerland · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 September 2017 · Matt Fitzpatrick’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse €2,700,000 EUR · Omega · play suspended Saturday because of fog; third round completed Sunday morning before the final round
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/7°C · wind 6 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/4°C · wind 7 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R312°/5°C · wind 7 km/h S, gusts 37 · 18 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R411°/4°C · wind 6 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 5.7 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
- Scott Hend AUS · 266third-round leader; missed a mid-range birdie chance on the 72nd, missed a five-footer to win on the second extra hole and bogeyed the third Fitzpatrick Beats Hend In Playoff To Win European Masters (AP) - Inside Golf
, 77 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Omega European Masters
Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, Crans-Montana, Switzerland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Matt Fitzpatrick
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Inside Golf (AP)
11 September 2017
It's never nice to see, but we kept our nerve and we played really smart all week.
Inside Golf (AP)
11 September 2017
I had the opportunity and I didn't take it. Fitzpatrick played great to win. He's a good champion.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 67 · 65 · 70 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Scott Hend | 64 · 63 · 71 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Tyrrell Hatton | 64 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 66 · 65 · 70 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| 5 | Mikko Ilonen | 70 · 70 · 66 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Alex Noren | 70 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Lee Slattery | 75 · 62 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Darren Fichardt | 65 · 63 · 74 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Andres Romero | 69 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Thongchai Jaidee | 65 · 66 · 74 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Wu Ashun | 69 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Ryan Fox | 65 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Duncan Stewart | 65 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Richard Sterne | 68 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 68 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1994-09-01, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2014; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 48 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Omega European Masters 2017 (48 -> 33) per OWGR player profile; AP also says 48th-ranked).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet