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Sunday 3 June 2018European TourYear in Review
Olesen wins Italian Open
Gardagolf Country Club, Brescia, Italy · Thursday 31 May to Sunday 3 June 2018 · Thorbjørn Olesen’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 USD
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 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/19°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 24 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/18°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 7 km/h WNW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/19°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 18 · 0.2 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
- Francesco Molinari ITA · 263Bogeyed the 17th, then holed a long birdie putt on the 18th; Olesen parred the last to win by one Italian Open, June 3, 2018: Francesco Molinari interview (ASAP Sports)
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Italian Open
Gardagolf Country Club, Gardagolf Country Club, Brescia, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thorbjørn Olesen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 June 2018
in back of my mind, I thought bogey probably would make it to win, and then all of a sudden, I knew I needed to make 4 to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 June 2018
My best club is my putter for sure.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 June 2018
Sometimes, there's just something in the air that makes special things happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 65 · 68 · 65 · 64 | 262 | −22 |
| 2 | Francesco Molinari | 66 · 66 · 66 · 65 | 263 | −21 |
| 3 | Lee Slattery | 66 · 69 · 62 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| 4 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 65 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T5 | Graeme Mcdowell | 66 · 66 · 71 · 64 | 267 | −17 |
| T5 | Andy Sullivan | 67 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | 66 · 70 · 68 · 63 | 267 | −17 |
| T8 | Ryan Fox | 69 · 68 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −16 |
| T8 | Martin Kaymer | 68 · 63 · 68 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| T8 | Ian Poulter | 67 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T8 | Callum Shinkwin | 66 · 71 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −16 |
| T8 | Jordan Smith | 67 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T8 | Danny Willett | 65 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1989-12-21, Hareskovby, Furesø Municipality, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 2008; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 129 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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