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Sunday 3 October 2021European TourYear in Review
Willett wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland · Thursday 30 September to Sunday 3 October 2021 · Danny Willett’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse US$5,000,000 USD · Alfred Dunhill · Pro-am format: rounds 1-3 rotated over the Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns; 54-hole cut; final round on the Old Course
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 29° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/8°C · wind 26 km/h SSW, gusts 62 · 8.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/10°C · wind 36 km/h SW, gusts 66 · 5.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R312°/9°C · wind 31 km/h S, gusts 49 · 13.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R413°/8°C · wind 34 km/h SW, gusts 61 · 0.2 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
- Tyrrell Hatton ENG · 272Two-time champion of the event; bogey-free closing 67 left him tied second, two back ASAP Sports: Tyrrell Hatton quick quotes, Oct 3 2021
- Joakim Lagergren SWE · 272Went out in 31 and closed with 66; first checked a leaderboard on the 17th green and was two shy ASAP Sports: Joakim Lagergren quick quotes, Oct 3 2021
168 started · cut -2, 60 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
St Andrews Links (Old Course), Carnoustie Golf Links and Kingsbarns Golf Links, Old Course, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Danny Willett
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 October 2021
Yeah, to win here, to be British and to be able to win on British soil, to win at the home of golf, this is a very special one.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 October 2021
COVID, wisdom teeth, appendix, they're not things that -- they are just things, and they seem to have knocked us back a peg or two, and never really been able to get the momentum going in.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 October 2021
There were no leaderboards out there. So the first time I checked the leaderboard, it was on the 17th green and saw I was two shy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Willett | 67 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Joakim Lagergren | 67 · 72 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Tyrrell Hatton | 64 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Richard Bland | 69 · 72 · 64 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Shane Lowry | 71 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 6 | Daniel Gavins | 67 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Dean Burmester | 70 · 69 · 71 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Tommy Fleetwood | 66 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Kristoffer Broberg | 71 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Matti Schmid | 71 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | John Murphy | 69 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1987-10-03, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2008; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 170 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile events table, 2021)).
What’s in the bag
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