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Sunday 8 July 2018European TourYear in Review
Knox wins Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Ballyliffin Golf Club, Ballyliffin, County Donegal, Ireland · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 July 2018 · Russell Knox’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 USD · Dubai Duty Free
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/11°C · wind 19 km/h NNW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/10°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/14°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/14°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 36 · 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
- Ryan Fox NZL · 274Lost the playoff on the first extra hole (the 18th) when his putt lipped out after Knox holed a long putt Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, July 8, 2018: Russell Knox press conference (ASAP Sports)
156 started · cut +1, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Ballyliffin Golf Club (Glashedy), Ballyliffin Golf Club, Ballyliffin, County Donegal, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Russell Knox
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 July 2018
I read the putt and I was like, just don't aim. Like just react. I mean, I pured the putt.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 July 2018
Must be the Guinness I guess.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 July 2018
Had one put being an inch edge either way, I'd still be out there now or even with the trophy in my hand.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Knox | 71 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Ryan Fox | 67 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Jorge Campillo | 70 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Jon Rahm | 74 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Erik van Rooyen | 71 · 65 · 66 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Zander Lombard | 70 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Thorbjorn Olesen | 72 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Andy Sullivan | 73 · 72 · 65 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Danny Willett | 68 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Raphael Jacquelin | 71 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Matthieu Pavon | 68 · 68 · 73 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1985-06-21, Inverness, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2007; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 87 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet