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Sunday 24 September 2017European TourYear in Review
Bjerregaard wins Portugal Masters
Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Portugal · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 September 2017 · Lucas Bjerregaard’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/16°C · wind 20 km/h NNW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/15°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/16°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/17°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 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
- Marc Warren SCO · 268closed to within two with an eagle on the 17th but three-putted the last to finish four behind Lucas Bjerregaard cruises to first Portugal Masters title - ESPN (PA Sport)
144 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Portugal Masters
Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course, Dom Pedro Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Portugal
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lucas Bjerregaard
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (PA Sport, quoting Sky Sports)
24 September 2017
I've been out here for four years now and to be honest you start doubting if it's ever going to happen because you know you've got to have a week where it all comes together
ESPN (PA Sport, quoting Sky Sports)
24 September 2017
maybe not for the six under but under the pressure, some of the shots I hit today were some of the best I've hit in a long time.
Portugal Resident
25 September 2017
I’ve been in this position a couple of times before so to finally come through and get my first win feels really good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 66 · 65 · 68 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Marc Warren | 67 · 64 · 70 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Graeme Storm | 67 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Eddie Pepperell | 66 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Ricardo Gouveia | 69 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Jose-Filipe Lima | 69 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Dean Burmester | 66 · 67 · 72 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Sebastian Söderberg | 68 · 71 · 64 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Ashun Wu | 65 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Nacho Elvira | 66 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | George Coetzee | 64 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1991-08-14, Frederikshavn, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 2011; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 387 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Portugal Masters 2017 (387 -> 193) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet