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Sunday 12 May 2019European TourYear in Review
Kinhult wins Betfred British Masters
Hillside Golf Club, Southport, England · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 May 2019 · Marcus Kinhult’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £3,000,000 GBP · Betfred
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R19°/7°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 35 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R211°/6°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 27 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R311°/7°C · wind 28 km/h NW, gusts 46 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R413°/6°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 25 · 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
- Matt Wallace ENG · 273Level with Kinhult on the 18th tee in the final group; Kinhult birdied the last to win by one Comeback king Kinhult wins British Masters – ESPN (ESPN)
- Eddie Pepperell ENG · 273The defending champion closed with a round-of-the-day 66 to post 15 under and wait; Kinhult birdied the last Comeback king Kinhult wins British Masters – ESPN (ESPN)
- Robert MacIntyre SCO · 273Finished eagle-birdie to join the leaders at 15 under; Kinhult birdied the last Comeback king Kinhult wins British Masters – ESPN (ESPN)
156 started · cut -2, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Betfred British Masters
Hillside Golf Club, Hillside Golf Club, Southport, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Marcus Kinhult
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 May 2019
Knees shaking. Hands were shaking. Everything was shaking. I don't know, hard to remember now. Just so much nerves and so much willpower I guess. Cool feeling.
ESPN
13 May 2019
I'm speechless, I don't know what happened on the last two holes
ESPN
13 May 2019
It's really special. I have been waiting for this moment for 20 years.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Kinhult | 65 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Robert Macintyre | 68 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Eddie Pepperell | 70 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Matt Wallace | 65 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| 5 | Richie Ramsay | 66 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Jordan Smith | 68 · 74 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Paul Waring | 72 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Tommy Fleetwood | 68 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Martin Kaymer | 68 · 71 · 73 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Pablo Larrazábal | 71 · 71 · 70 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Niklas Lemke | 69 · 64 · 75 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Joost Luiten | 70 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Renato Paratore | 73 · 67 · 72 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Oliver Wilson | 71 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1996-07-24, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2015; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 210 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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