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Sunday 16 April 2017European TourYear in Review
Molinari wins Trophée Hassan II
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 April 2017 · Edoardo Molinari’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €2,500,000 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
12 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/15°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/15°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/14°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 26 · 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
- Paul Dunne IRL · 283Led by two overnight and by three early, but bogeys at the 6th and 16th left him needing a birdie at the 18th to force a playoff, which he lost with a bogey on the first extra hole. Trophee Hassan II: Edoardo Molinari a winner again (day four collated scores) - Sporting Life
144 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Trophée Hassan II
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Edoardo Molinari
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sporting Life (Sky Sports interview)
16 April 2017
It's been a while. I've been through some very hard times in the last few years and to get this I'm very very pleased.
Sporting Life (Sky Sports interview)
16 April 2017
Last time I made a big putt on 17 and this time I made a big putt on 18 so it looks like I always want to keep it to the last few holes.
Sporting Life
16 April 2017
I felt like there were just so many shots that slipped away from me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edoardo Molinari | 71 · 74 · 70 · 68 | 283 | −9 |
| 2 | Paul Dunne | 73 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 283 | −9 |
| 3 | Paul Waring | 74 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 284 | −8 |
| T4 | Victor Dubuisson | 73 · 71 · 72 · 70 | 286 | −6 |
| T4 | Lasse Jensen | 75 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 286 | −6 |
| T6 | Daniel Brooks | 73 · 71 · 73 · 70 | 287 | −5 |
| T6 | Christopher Hanson | 74 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 287 | −5 |
| T8 | Ashley Chesters | 73 · 74 · 72 · 69 | 288 | −4 |
| T8 | Jordan Smith | 73 · 75 · 70 · 70 | 288 | −4 |
| T8 | Carlos Pigem | 75 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 288 | −4 |
| T8 | Trevor Fisher Jr | 71 · 70 · 74 · 73 | 288 | −4 |
| T8 | Renato Paratore | 73 · 74 · 66 · 75 | 288 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1981-02-11, Turin, Italy; ITA; turned pro 2006; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 611 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
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