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Sunday 22 April 2018European TourYear in Review
Lévy wins Trophée Hassan II
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 April 2018 · Alexander Lévy’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse €2,500,000 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 68° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/14°C · wind 9 km/h NNE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/15°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/13°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/12°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 26 · 0 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
- Alvaro Quiros ESP · 28154-hole leader by one; shot a level-par 72 on Sunday and needed a closing birdie-birdie finish just to take solo second, one behind. Frenchman Levy lifts Trophée Hassan II - Scottish Golf View
157 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Trophée Hassan II
Royal Golf Dar Es Salam (Red Course), Royal Golf Dar Es Salam, Rabat, Morocco
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alexander Lévy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 April 2018
I think today, I got momentum on 11 when I make this putt for par, help me to build some confidence and help me for the end of the day.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 April 2018
Yeah, I got the 3-iron, and I say, "Come on, Alex, you want to go for it." But I say, "Come on, lay up. It's a downhill lie; you need to hit 20 metres' draw."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 April 2018
Second position is by best position for the last 11 months, so I can't complain.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Levy | 72 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Alvaro Quiros | 67 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Andrea Pavan | 75 · 71 · 70 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Alexander Björk | 74 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Joakim Lagergren | 68 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Mikko Ilonen | 72 · 72 · 66 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Andy Sullivan | 72 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Erik van Rooyen | 68 · 71 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Seung-su Han | 70 · 73 · 74 · 67 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Paul Waring | 72 · 69 · 73 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Joost Luiten | 72 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-01, Orange, California, U.S.; FRA; turned pro 2011; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 66 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile); BBC Sport: 'The world number 66').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet