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Sunday 30 July 2017European TourYear in Review
Smith wins Porsche European Open
Green Eagle Golf Courses, Winsen (Luhe), Germany · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 July 2017 · Jordan Smith’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · Porsche · play suspended on Sunday morning by the threat of lightning; final round started about two hours late
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/13°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 55 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/15°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 42 · 3.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/15°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 49 · 1.5 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
- Alexander Levy FRA · 275defending champion; led by one on the 18th tee but Smith birdied the last, then Levy missed a close-range birdie putt to win on the first extra hole and lost on the second Jordan Smith wins first European Tour title after play-off in Germany - Scottish Golf View
156 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Porsche European Open
Green Eagle Golf Courses (North Course), Green Eagle Golf Courses, Winsen (Luhe), Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jordan Smith
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scottish Golf View (European Tour Communications)
30 July 2017
I've loved it. It's been nerve-wracking at times but I've really enjoyed it.
Scottish Golf View (European Tour Communications)
30 July 2017
It's all a bit surreal. Obviously the Challenge Tour last year and the EuroPro the year before that. It's been fun.
Scottish Golf View (European Tour Communications)
30 July 2017
I had a really good start to the year and the first aim was just to secure my Tour card, which I managed to do.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Smith | 70 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Alexander Levy | 67 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Siddikur Rahman | 70 · 66 · 73 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Johan Edfors | 71 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Zander Lombard | 70 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Adrian Otaegui | 71 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Jens Fahrbring | 68 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Mikko Ilonen | 72 · 70 · 72 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Richie Ramsay | 70 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Luca Cianchetti | 71 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Ashley Chesters | 68 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1992-11-09, Bath, Somerset, England; ENG; turned pro 2014; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 125 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Porsche European Open 2017 (125 -> 82) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet