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Sunday 17 March 2019European TourYear in Review
Migliozzi wins Magical Kenya Open presented by Absa
Karen Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 March 2019 · Guido Migliozzi’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,100,000 EUR · Absa
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 89° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/14°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/15°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 43 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/15°C · wind 21 km/h ENE, gusts 45 · 0.3 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
- Adri Arnaus ESP · 269Closed with a 70 to tie for second, one shot back. Guido Migliozzi wins Kenya Open for first European Tour title (AP) - ESPN
- Louis de Jager RSA · 269Closed with a 69 to tie for second, one shot back. Guido Migliozzi wins Kenya Open for first European Tour title (AP) - ESPN
- Justin Harding RSA · 269Closed with a 66 to tie for second, one shot back, a week after winning the Qatar Masters. Migliozzi wins Kenya Open: MacIntyre sets ... - Scottish Golf View
144 started · cut +2, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Magical Kenya Open presented by Absa
Karen Country Club, Karen Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Guido Migliozzi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scottish Golf View
17 March 2019
I like the pressure, it's like a drug. I love pressure, I love playing with a lot of people looking at me and a lot of cameras.
Associated Press via ESPN
17 March 2019
I just kept patient towards the end, that was it. I enjoyed the last two days very much.
Scottish Golf View
17 March 2019
I think I'm probably still going to have to have a decent result come the Match Play but I've at least given myself a decent shot at Augusta.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guido Migliozzi | 67 · 68 · 64 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Justin Harding | 70 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Louis de Jager | 64 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Adri Arnaus | 66 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | Gaganjeet Bhullar | 65 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Kalle Samooja | 70 · 67 · 64 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Romain Langasque | 67 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| 8 | Liam Johnston | 67 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Josh Geary | 67 · 73 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 67 · 73 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Anton Karlsson | 69 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1997-01-25, Vicenza, Italy; ITA; turned pro 2016; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 576 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile / event page).
What’s in the bag
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