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Sunday 27 May 2018European TourYear in Review
Molinari wins BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 May 2018 · Francesco Molinari’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 USD · BMW
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/11°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 23 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/14°C · wind 26 km/h NE, gusts 51 · 8.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/15°C · wind 19 km/h E, 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 273Led by five after 36 holes and shared the 54-hole lead, but closed with a 70 and could not catch a bogey-free Molinari BMW PGA Championship, May 27, 2018: Rory McIlroy interview (ASAP Sports)
150 started · cut -1, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Francesco Molinari
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2018
I don't want to sound too arrogant but when I play like this, I think I do everything well.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2018
He's just obviously, like I said, the last couple of holes, he's basically thinking eagle, eagle. I'm thinking par, par, and that makes the whole difference.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2018
I get a bit down on myself because my expectations are high, and with a 36-hole lead, I should have closed it out this week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | 70 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 65 · 73 · 71 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Alex Noren | 69 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 68 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Branden Grace | 69 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 7 | Darren Fichardt | 66 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 72 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Ross Fisher | 71 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | 67 · 71 · 73 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Thongchai Jaidee | 69 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1982-11-08, Turin, Italy; ITA; turned pro 2004; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 32 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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