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Sunday 8 September 2019European TourYear in Review
Casey wins Porsche European Open
Green Eagle Golf Courses, Winsen (Luhe), Germany · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 September 2019 · Paul Casey’s win no. 14 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · Porsche
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 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/10°C · wind 28 km/h W, gusts 61 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/8°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 46 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/10°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/8°C · wind 8 km/h NNE, gusts 17 · 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
- Robert MacIntyre SCO · 275co-54-hole leader; closed with 68 and left his birdie putt short on the 72nd green that would have forced a playoff Casey seals one-shot win at European Open (Reuters, via ESPN)
- Bernd Ritthammer GER · 275co-54-hole leader; left his birdie putt short on the 72nd green that would have forced a playoff Casey seals one-shot win at European Open (Reuters, via ESPN)
- Matthias Schwab AUT · 275closed with 66 to share second, one behind Casey seals one-shot win at European Open (Reuters, via ESPN)
· cut +3, 70 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Porsche European Open
Green Eagle Golf Courses (North Course), Green Eagle Golf Courses, Winsen (Luhe), Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Reuters via ESPN
8 September 2019
This is an incredibly prestigious tournament. I'm over the moon to be European Open champion.
Reuters via ESPN
8 September 2019
It was nice to make the putts when it counted. And that really was the key. The ball-striking was excellent. I gave myself an awful lot of chances.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 66 · 73 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Robert MacIntyre | 68 · 65 · 74 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Bernd Ritthammer | 71 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Matthias Schwab | 67 · 72 · 70 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Bernd Wiesberger | 71 · 69 · 72 · 64 | 276 | −12 |
| 6 | Romain Wattel | 72 · 74 · 67 · 64 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Pablo Larrazábal | 70 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Guido Migliozzi | 71 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Ashley Chesters | 71 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Niklas Lemke | 71 · 73 · 68 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Porsche European Open 2019 (17 -> 14) per OWGR player profile; Reuters also calls him world No. 17).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet