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Sunday 11 March 2018European TourYear in Review
Wallace wins Hero Indian Open
DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurugram, Haryana, India · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 March 2018 · Matt Wallace’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$ 1.75 million USD · Hero
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 41 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).
- R131°/16°C · wind 8 km/h ENE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/17°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/16°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 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
- Andrew Johnston ENG · 277Posted a closing 66 to tie at 11 under, then lost on the first playoff hole (the par-5 18th) when his birdie putt lipped out and Wallace made birdie. Wallace Edges Johnston in Playoff To Win Hero Indian Open - Pro Golf Weekly
144 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Hero Indian Open
DLF Golf and Country Club, DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurugram, Haryana, India
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Matt Wallace
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Pro Golf Weekly (European Tour interview)
11 March 2018
I played great. Ever since being three over through eight at the start of the week I’ve played some of the best golf of my life and to do it in that style at the end there capped it off,
Pro Golf Weekly (European Tour interview)
11 March 2018
To hit two shots like that is exactly why I play the game.
Pro Golf Weekly (European Tour interview)
11 March 2018
Beef’s putt on the last should have gone in and it’s just my day today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Wallace | 69 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Andrew Johnston | 72 · 66 · 73 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Sihwan Kim | 70 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Pablo Larrazábal | 67 · 71 · 74 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Matthias Schwab | 71 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 6 | Emiliano Grillo | 65 · 68 · 78 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Stephen Gallacher | 72 · 71 · 67 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Shubhankar Sharma | 73 · 64 · 72 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Jin-ho Choi | 72 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Joost Luiten | 71 · 69 · 74 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Aaron Rai | 71 · 73 · 69 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1990-04-12, Hillingdon, London, England; ENG; turned pro 2012; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 152 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile); Pro Golf Weekly: 'will move Wallace from 152').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet