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Sunday 15 April 2018European TourYear in Review
Rahm wins Open de España
Centro Nacional de Golf, Madrid, Spain · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 April 2018 · Jon Rahm’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R111°/5°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/6°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 3.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/4°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/8°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 39 · 3 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
- Paul Dunne IRL · 270Led by one entering the final round but closed with a 71 (birdie at the last) as Rahm shot 67 to win by two. Jon Rahm wins Open de Espana 2018 in Madrid - ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open de España
Centro Nacional de Golf, Centro Nacional de Golf, Madrid, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (PA Sport)
15 April 2018
It's probably the hardest Sunday I've ever had to play because the amount of crowds I was carrying.
Pro Golf Weekly (European Tour interview)
15 April 2018
When I made the decision to come straight from Augusta it wouldn’t be to just show up and walk around, I wanted to win this tournament.
ESPN (PA Sport)
15 April 2018
As a golfer it's hard to deal with the public's emotions, so I tried to isolate myself, and that's perhaps why I didn't play my best golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 67 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Paul Dunne | 66 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Nacho Elvira | 68 · 66 · 66 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | George Coetzee | 72 · 66 · 71 · 63 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Jorge Campillo | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Marc Warren | 66 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Brett Rumford | 68 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Henric Sturehed | 67 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Julien Guerrier | 67 · 69 · 74 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Hideto Tanihara | 70 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Jacques Kruyswijk | 69 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika, Biscay, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile); ESPN/PA Sport: 'The world No. 4').
What’s in the bag
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