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Sunday 13 May 2018European TourYear in Review
Lagergren wins Rocco Forte Sicilian Open
Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily, Italy · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 May 2018 · Joakim Lagergren’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · Rocco Forte
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/16°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/17°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/16°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/15°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 23 · 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
- Mike Lorenzo-Vera FRA · 268Overnight leader; birdied the 17th to tie, closed with a 70, then lost the playoff to a Lagergren birdie on the first extra hole Joakim Lagergren clinches dramatic Rocco Forte victory – ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Rocco Forte Sicilian Open
Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Verdura Golf & Spa Resort, Sicily, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joakim Lagergren
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (PA Sport)
13 May 2018
I've been waiting for this moment my whole career,
ESPN (PA Sport)
13 May 2018
I'm so relieved and I'm so happy at the moment, I can't describe it in words. I've just been fighting so hard to get to here, it's just awesome.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joakim Lagergren | 71 · 66 · 63 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 71 · 64 · 63 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Lucas Herbert | 69 · 71 · 66 · 63 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Andy Sullivan | 67 · 72 · 65 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 65 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 6 | Julien Guerrier | 68 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Steven Brown | 68 · 66 · 73 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Francesco Laporta | 69 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T9 | Edoardo Molinari | 71 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Andrea Pavan | 72 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1991-11-15, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2010; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 248 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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