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Sunday 7 July 2019European TourYear in Review
Rahm wins Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Lahinch Golf Club, Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 July 2019 · Jon Rahm’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 USD · Dubai Duty Free
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/12°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/14°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 21 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/13°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 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
- Andy Sullivan ENG · 266Closed with a 66 to finish 14 under, two strokes behind Rahm's closing 62 Rahm shoots superb 62 to win second Irish Open – ESPN (ESPN)
- Bernd Wiesberger AUT · 266Also closed with a 66 to share second, two strokes behind Rahm shoots superb 62 to win second Irish Open – ESPN (ESPN)
156 started · cut -1, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Lahinch Golf Club (Old Course), Lahinch Golf Club, Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 July 2019
I feel so welcomed and so honored to be supported by the Irish crowd the way I am, that I really want to play good in front of them.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 July 2019
I used the same ball for the first 13 holes of the day. We normally change but I was so locked into what I was doing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 July 2019
Just managed to get it around a number really. Stuck in there well. Mentally was very, very good today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 67 · 71 · 64 · 62 | 264 | −16 |
| T2 | Andy Sullivan | 68 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Bernd Wiesberger | 69 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 68 · 67 · 63 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Eddie Pepperell | 65 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Robert Rock | 67 · 70 · 60 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Jorge Campillo | 69 · 64 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | Paul Waring | 67 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T9 | Gavin Green | 66 · 72 · 65 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Martin Kaymer | 66 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Zander Lombard | 64 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 65 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Edoardo Molinari | 68 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika, Biscay, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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