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Sunday 23 August 2020European TourYear in Review
Langasque wins ISPS Handa Wales Open
Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 August 2020 · Romain Langasque’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · ISPS Handa · Revived for the COVID-era "UK Swing" (announced 28 May 2020); no Wales Open had been held 2015-2019.
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/14°C · wind 31 km/h S, gusts 57 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/16°C · wind 40 km/h SSW, gusts 85 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/15°C · wind 34 km/h WSW, gusts 61 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/15°C · wind 29 km/h W, gusts 52 · 0.7 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
- Sami Välimäki FIN · 278Closed with a 69 and finished two strokes behind Wales Open: Langasque overturns five-shot deficit to claim first European Tour title (ESPN/Reuters)
· cut +4, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
ISPS Handa Wales Open
Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty-Ten Course), Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Romain Langasque
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Reuters wire)
23 August 2020
Everything in golf can go so quick,
ESPN (Reuters wire)
23 August 2020
Playing my first U.S. Open this year, the good thing is with no public there's less pressure on it being my first one. I'm really proud of myself.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romain Langasque | 71 · 68 · 72 · 65 | 276 | −8 |
| 2 | Sami Välimäki | 70 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | David Dixon | 70 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T3 | Matthew Jordan | 69 · 72 · 72 · 66 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Laurie Canter | 71 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T5 | James Morrison | 73 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T5 | Sebastian Söderberg | 68 · 70 · 68 · 74 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Jorge Campillo | 75 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −3 |
| T8 | Gavin Green | 73 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −3 |
| T8 | Calum Hill | 73 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −3 |
| T8 | Haotong Li | 72 · 66 · 76 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T8 | Jason Scrivener | 70 · 74 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −3 |
| T8 | Callum Shinkwin | 68 · 75 · 71 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T8 | Connor Syme | 66 · 70 · 70 · 75 | 281 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1995-05-18, Grasse, France; FRA; turned pro 2016; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 156 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile (event: ISPS HANDA Wales Open)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet