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Sunday 30 August 2020European TourYear in Review
Højgaard wins ISPS Handa UK Championship
The Belfry, Wishaw, Warwickshire, England · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 August 2020 · Rasmus Højgaard’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · ISPS Handa · New event added for 2020 (final event of the six-week UK Swing, COVID-19 changes).
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/12°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 10.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/10°C · wind 25 km/h N, gusts 48 · 10.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/10°C · wind 26 km/h NNW, gusts 49 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/8°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 37 · 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
- Justin Walters RSA · 274lost playoff on the second extra hole, missing a 15-foot par putt after missing the 18th green right Danish teen Rasmus Hojgaard rallies to win UK Championship – ESPN (Associated Press)
132 started · cut +1, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
ISPS Handa UK Championship
The Belfry (Brabazon Course), The Belfry, Wishaw, Warwickshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rasmus Højgaard
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sky Sports
30 August 2020
It feels good, I didn't really expect it,
Sky Sports
30 August 2020
I started five shots back, so I was just trying to score as low and possible and see where I ended up.
Sky Sports
31 August 2020
I just tried to keep my focus on what I can control, and that is setting up as many birdie chances as possible.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus Højgaard | 73 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Justin Walters | 64 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Benjamin Hebert | 67 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Martin Kaymer | 68 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Craig Howie | 68 · 72 · 71 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Bernd Wiesberger | 67 · 71 · 73 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Marcus Armitage | 70 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Jorge Campillo | 69 · 73 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Calum Hill | 68 · 72 · 72 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Andy Sullivan | 70 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| 1 | 74 | 73 | +70 |
The golfer
born 2001-03-12, Billund, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 2019; age 19 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 104 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet