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Sunday 15 July 2018European TourYear in Review
Stone wins Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open
Gullane Golf Club, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 July 2018 · Brandon Stone’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 USD · Aberdeen Standard Investments
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/14°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 21 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 22 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/13°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/16°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0.3 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
- Eddie Pepperell ENG · 264turned in 30 and briefly led by two, but closed with 64 as Stone shot 60 and pulled clear with an eagle at the 16th Brandon Stone shoots a 60 at Gullane in Scottish Open - Scottish Golf View
, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open
Gullane Golf Club, Gullane Golf Club, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brandon Stone
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Reuters via ESPN
15 July 2018
It's been a long 18-month journey, making a few changes, but the swing felt incredible today, the putting felt even better and the mental state was flawless
Scottish Golf View (European Tour player quotes)
15 July 2018
My caddie came up to me and said, you don't get putts like this too often, so I let him read it.
Scottish Golf View (European Tour player quotes)
15 July 2018
If I'm going to be brutally honest, I had no idea what my score was until I walked on to the 18th green.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Stone | 70 · 64 · 66 · 60 | 260 | −20 |
| 2 | Eddie Pepperell | 67 · 63 · 70 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| T3 | Luke List | 63 · 69 · 69 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| T3 | Trevor Immelman | 68 · 64 · 68 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T3 | Jens Dantorp | 64 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Thomas Pieters | 68 · 68 · 64 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T6 | Rickie Fowler | 266 | −14 | |
| T6 | Ryan Fox | 67 · 68 · 63 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T9 | Stephen Gallacher | 267 | −13 | |
| T9 | Justin Rose | 67 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T9 | Dean Burmester | 68 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T9 | Aaron Rai | 69 · 63 · 67 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T9 | Tyrrell Hatton | 65 · 64 · 70 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1993-04-20, Rustenburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2013; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 371 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open 2018 (371 -> 110) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet