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Sunday 10 February 2019European TourYear in Review
Law wins ISPS Handa Vic Open (men)
13th Beach Golf Links, Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 February 2019 · David Law’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse A$1,500,000 AUD · ISPS Handa · Played over the Beach and Creek courses alongside the women's Vic Open (equal prize money); double cut after 36 and 54 holes. Played alongside the women's competition, the same week at 13th Beach Golf Links: it is listed under Same week
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/19°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/16°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/14°C · wind 33 km/h W, gusts 74 · 6.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/12°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 36 · 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
- Wade Ormsby AUS · 271Overnight leader; double-bogeyed the par-3 17th and missed a long eagle putt at the 18th that would have forced a playoff. Vic Open: David Law seals one-stroke win with eagle on final hole (Reuters) - ESPN
- Brad Kennedy AUS · 271Six birdies before the turn but two back-nine bogeys left him tied second, one back. Vic Open: David Law seals one-stroke win with eagle on final hole (Reuters) - ESPN
156 started · cut -5, 36 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
ISPS Handa Vic Open (men)
13th Beach Golf Links (Beach and Creek courses), 13th Beach Golf Links, Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Law
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scottish Golf View (tour release)
10 February 2019
I never thought it would have happened at the start of today, but I dug in on the back nine.
Reuters via ESPN
10 February 2019
We stood on the tee and we said we need to make eagle.
Scottish Golf View (tour release)
10 February 2019
Disappointed for sure, would have been nice to get one on home soil, but onwards to next week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Law | 67 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Brad Kennedy | 67 · 65 · 72 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Wade Ormsby | 65 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Justin Harding | 67 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | David Bransdon | 69 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | David Drysdale | 66 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Jason Scrivener | 64 · 66 · 76 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 66 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Clement Sordet | 69 · 64 · 74 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Nick Flanagan | 62 · 68 · 76 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Callum Shinkwin | 64 · 73 · 66 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1991-05-04, Aberdeen, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2011; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 376 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile / event page).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet