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Sunday 6 October 2019European TourYear in Review
Rahm wins Mutuactivos Open de España
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 October 2019 · Jon Rahm’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · Mutuactivos
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/11°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/10°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/12°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/11°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 18 · 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
- Rafa Cabrera Bello ESPclosed with a 66 but finished five strokes behind Rahm at 17 under Jon Rahm retains Spanish Open, beats Seve Ballesteros record (AP, via ESPN)
· cut E, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Mutuactivos Open de España
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
6 October 2019
In front of a home crowd, it's always really hard for me to keep everything under control and to play the weekend that I did for them
Pro Golf Weekly
7 October 2019
He (Ballesteros) did turn pro a lot earlier than I did so age-wise I think he’s beaten me. Still, to beat Seve in something, it’s unbelievable.
Associated Press via ESPN
6 October 2019
Spanish crowds love golf, they love us coming back. It's hard to believe how many people come out here.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 66 · 67 · 63 · 66 | 262 | −22 |
| 2 | Rafael Cabrera Bello | −17 | ||
| 3 | Samuel Del Val | −15 | ||
| T4 | Jeff Winther | −13 | ||
| T4 | Joachim B Hansen | −13 | ||
| T4 | Adri Arnaus | −13 | ||
| T7 | Sergio Garcia | −12 | ||
| T7 | Masahiro Kawamura | −12 | ||
| T7 | Justin Harding | −12 | ||
| T7 | Zander Lombard | −12 | ||
| T7 | Jason Scrivener | −12 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika, Biscay, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Mutuactivos Open de España 2019 (5 -> 4) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet