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Sunday 24 March 2019European TourYear in Review
Hend wins Maybank Championship
Saujana Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 March 2019 · Scott Hend’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse US$3,000,000 USD · Maybank · Final round interrupted by a thunderstorm with the leaders on the 18th fairway (100-minute delay per Reuters); playoff completed the same day
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 88° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/26°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 11.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/25°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 3.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/27°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/26°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 30 · 2.4 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
- Nacho Elvira ESP · 27354-hole leader; holed a 30-foot birdie putt at the 72nd after a weather delay to force a playoff, then lost with par to Hend's birdie on the first extra hole. Scott Hend takes Maybank Championship title in playoff (Reuters) - ESPN
156 started · cut E, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Maybank Championship
Saujana Golf and Country Club, Saujana Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Hend
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Today's Golfer
24 March 2019
I’m a grinder and a fighter. So is my caddie Tony. We both have the same mental attitude. It doesn’t matter how old we are, we work hard at what we do.
Reuters via ESPN
24 March 2019
I just had to keep my head on and stay patient. The worst case scenario was a playoff.
Reuters via ESPN
24 March 2019
If I was to go out there and hit that putt you would say you would hole it one in 10 times. It was an amazing putt, and in the situation he holed it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hend | 69 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Nacho Elvira | 65 · 72 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Jazz Janewattananond | 66 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Johannes Veerman | 72 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Oliver Fisher | 70 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Maximilian Kieffer | 71 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 68 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Darren Fichardt | 76 · 65 · 71 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 72 · 72 · 66 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Benjamin Hebert | 69 · 73 · 65 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Andy Sullivan | 72 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Jordan Smith | 74 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1997; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 253 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile / event page).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet