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Sunday 1 July 2018European TourYear in Review
Noren wins HNA Open de France
Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France · Thursday 28 June to Sunday 1 July 2018 · Alex Noren’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 USD · HNA
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 64° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/16°C · wind 20 km/h NE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/16°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/19°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 1.9 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
- Russell Knox SCO · 278Posted a bogey-free closing 65 well before the leaders finished, one short of Noren HNA Open de France, July 1, 2018: Russell Knox interview (ASAP Sports)
- Chris Wood ENG · 278Closed with a 73 from the final-round lead group; said he 'didn't play anywhere near my best' HNA Open de France, July 1, 2018: Chris Wood interview (ASAP Sports)
- Julian Suri USA · 278Was 5 under for the day through 14 holes, then played the last four in 3 over, including a poor second shot at the 18th HNA Open de France, July 1, 2018: Julian Suri interview (ASAP Sports)
159 started · cut +4, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
HNA Open de France
Le Golf National, Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alex Noren
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 July 2018
I really didn't think I was going to win at all. I thought I was going to miss the playoff by one, but as it unfolded, I thought it was going to be a playoff, and I got very fortunate
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 July 2018
I think if you make these greens firm, it would be one of the hardest in the world.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 July 2018
Honestly, with the shots I hit, I'm kind of lucky to only be 3-over in the last four.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Noren | 73 · 72 · 65 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | Russell Knox | 71 · 70 · 72 · 65 | 278 | −6 |
| T2 | Julian Suri | 70 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T2 | Chris Wood | 70 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Marcus Kinhult | 71 · 65 · 67 · 76 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Jon Rahm | 70 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Matthew Southgate | 71 · 73 · 70 · 65 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Alexander Bjork | 73 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Jorge Campillo | 73 · 71 · 70 · 66 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Sergio Garcia | 72 · 70 · 64 · 74 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Justin Thomas | 70 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1982-07-12, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2005; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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