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Sunday 3 March 2019European TourYear in Review
Kitayama wins Oman Open
Al Mouj Golf, Muscat, Oman · Thursday 28 February to Sunday 3 March 2019 · Kurt Kitayama’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$1,750,000 USD · Third round suspended Saturday for bad light; Kitayama played 33 holes on Sunday to finish
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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/23°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/23°C · wind 30 km/h S, gusts 76 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/20°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 50 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/18°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 38 · 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
- Fabrizio Zanotti PAR · 282Led by three entering the final round but made his third double bogey of the round at the 17th; tied second, one back. American Kitayama comes from behind to win Oman Open by one stroke - Scottish Golf View (3 March 2019 archive)
- Maximilian Kieffer GER · 282Missed a birdie putt at the 18th that would have forced a playoff; tied second. American Kitayama comes from behind to win Oman Open by one stroke - Scottish Golf View (3 March 2019 archive)
- Clement Sordet FRA · 282Missed a short par putt at the 18th and surrendered his share of the lead; tied second. American Kitayama comes from behind to win Oman Open by one stroke - Scottish Golf View (3 March 2019 archive)
- Jorge Campillo ESP · 282Tied second, one shot back. American Kitayama comes from behind to win Oman Open by one stroke - Scottish Golf View (3 March 2019 archive)
144 started · cut +4, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Oman Open
Al Mouj Golf, Al Mouj Golf, Muscat, Oman
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kurt Kitayama
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scottish Golf View (tour release)
3 March 2019
So I had to grind through this, especially after the bunker shot, so it feels great to just grind through all that.
Scottish Golf View (tour release)
3 March 2019
I was watching the leaderboard to know where I was, especially coming down the stretch
Reuters via ESPN
3 March 2019
It feels great to win. My comeback this morning helped set up this final round.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Kitayama | 66 · 74 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 71 · 69 · 68 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Maximilian Kieffer | 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Jorge Campillo | 69 · 78 · 66 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T2 | Clement Sordet | 71 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Peter Hanson | 71 · 73 · 66 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Thomas Pieters | 68 · 75 · 69 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Joachim B Hansen | 70 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Scott Jamieson | 67 · 76 · 66 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Chris Paisley | 71 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Ashley Chesters | 73 · 74 · 68 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1993-01-14, Chico, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2015; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 206 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile / event page).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet