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Sunday 1 March 2020European TourYear in Review
Välimäki wins Oman Open
Al Mouj Golf, Muscat, Oman · Wednesday 26 February to Sunday 1 March 2020 · Sami Välimäki’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$1,750,000 USD
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R135°/23°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/23°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/21°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/20°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R529°/21°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 40 · 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
- Brandon Stone RSA · 275led after a clutch putt on the 72nd hole, then lost the playoff on the third extra hole after a wayward drive 2020 Oman Open final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard - Golf News Net
· cut +1, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Oman Open
Al Mouj Golf, Al Mouj Golf, Muscat, Oman
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sami Välimäki
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sami Valimaki | 74 · 67 · 64 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Brandon Stone | 67 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Adrien Saddier | 72 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Mikko Korhonen | 73 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Guido Migliozzi | 66 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Alejandro Cañizares | 70 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | George Coetzee | 68 · 73 · 72 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Rasmus Højgaard | 67 · 68 · 70 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Jordan Smith | 70 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Ross Fisher | 68 · 75 · 70 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Grant Forrest | 70 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Lorenzo Gagli | 69 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Martin Kaymer | 73 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Joost Luiten | 69 · 69 · 67 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Antoine Rozner | 71 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Clément Sordet | 70 · 71 · 66 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Connor Syme | 73 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-16; FIN; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 372 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet