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Sunday 14 October 2018European TourYear in Review
Pepperell wins Sky Sports British Masters
Walton Heath Golf Club, Walton on the Hill, Surrey, England · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 October 2018 · Eddie Pepperell’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse £3,000,000 GBP · Sky Sports
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 29° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/13°C · wind 30 km/h S, gusts 64 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/13°C · wind 34 km/h S, gusts 76 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/17°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 63 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/9°C · wind 22 km/h N, gusts 45 · 13 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
- Alexander Bjork SWE · 281cut the lead to one after Pepperell bogeyed the 15th and 16th, then bogeyed the 18th to finish two back British Masters: Eddie Pepperell overcomes difficult conditions to win by two shots – ESPN
126 started · cut +3, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Sky Sports British Masters
Walton Heath Golf Club, Walton Heath Golf Club, Walton on the Hill, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Eddie Pepperell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2018
It was miserable. When I said British weather yesterday, I didn't expect it to be quite so miserable, but you know, I'm thrilled to be stood here with the trophy.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2018
I didn't sleep too well the last couple nights. My mind was very active, especially with all the stuff after the hole-in-one, the social media, it's hard to avoid that
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2018
It was just one guy beating me, and it was that week. Another weekend, it's a win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Pepperell | 67 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Alexander Bjork | 69 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Lucas Herbert | 72 · 75 · 67 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T3 | Jordan Smith | 71 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Sam Horsfield | 71 · 70 · 74 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Tom Lewis | 70 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Julian Suri | 70 · 71 · 69 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| 8 | Justin Rose | 74 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 74 · 67 · 72 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Oliver Farr | 73 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Tommy Fleetwood | 67 · 77 · 70 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Ricardo Gouveia | 76 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Gavin Kyle Green | 69 · 78 · 68 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Haotong Li | 73 · 74 · 69 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Andy Sullivan | 69 · 72 · 73 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1991-01-22, Oxford, England; ENG; turned pro 2011; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 50 that week (OWGR rankBefore/rankFrom as stated by owgr.com (player profile and event results)).
What’s in the bag
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