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Sunday 29 April 2018European TourYear in Review
Björk wins Volvo China Open
Topwin Golf and Country Club, Beijing, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 April 2018 · Alexander Björk’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse CN¥20,000,000 CNY · Volvo
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 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Adrian Otaegui ESP · 271Co-leader entering the final round with Matt Wallace; bogeyed the 17th to fall two behind, birdied the 18th to finish solo second, one shot back. Alexander Bjork Lifts Maiden Tour Trophy at Volvo China Open - Pro Golf Weekly
157 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo China Open
Topwin Golf and Country Club, Topwin Golf and Country Club, Beijing, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alexander Björk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Pro Golf Weekly (European Tour interview)
29 April 2018
I’m really happy and really proud of myself the way I played today, it’s probably one of the best rounds of golf I ever played, the best round in the situation.
Pro Golf Weekly (European Tour interview)
29 April 2018
I had a really good feeling this morning, I was less nervous than I usually am before a big final round, I felt confident almost all the way. I guess it was meant to be today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Björk | 66 · 72 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Adrian Otaegui | 68 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Jordan Smith | 69 · 69 · 70 · 64 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Jorge Campillo | 69 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Matt Wallace | 65 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 6 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 70 · 73 · 66 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Ashun Wu | 70 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Jin-ho Choi | 69 · 72 · 65 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Paul Dunne | 71 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Jeunghun Wang | 72 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1990-06-07, Växjö, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2009; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 112 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile); Pro Golf Weekly: 'He's currently No. 112').
What’s in the bag
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