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Sunday 20 May 2018European TourYear in Review
Otaegui wins Belgian Knockout
Rinkven International Golf Club, Schilde, Antwerp, Belgium · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 May 2018 · Adrian Otaegui’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 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
15 h 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/7°C · wind 20 km/h N, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/7°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/7°C · wind 9 km/h N, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/7°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 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
- Benjamin Hebert FRALed early in the 9-hole final after a birdie at the 2nd, but Otaegui birdied four of the last six holes to win by two Adrian Otaegui beats Benjamin Hebert to win Belgian Knockout title – ESPN (ESPN Staff)
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Belgian Knockout
Rinkven International Golf Club, Rinkven International Golf Club, Schilde, Antwerp, Belgium
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Adrian Otaegui
Score and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 May 2018
Thomas, if you're looking at me, you know I like match play.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 May 2018
It was in the hazard but it wasn't in the water for two feet. I played a super shot there to just one feet with an 8-iron.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 May 2018
Yeah, this format is very fun. As I said this morning, it puts you under pressure almost every hole because everything can happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Otaegui | ||
| 2 | Benjamin Hebert | ||
| 3 | David Drysdale | ||
| 4 | James Heath | ||
| 5 | Jorge Campillo | ||
| 6 | Victor Perez | ||
| 7 | Nicolas Colsaerts | ||
| 8 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | ||
| 9 | Matthew Baldwin | ||
| T10 | Josh Geary | ||
| T10 | Oliver Fisher |
The golfer
born 1992-11-21, San Sebastián, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2011; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 102 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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