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Saturday 15 May 2021European TourYear in Review
Bland wins Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett
The Belfry, Wishaw, Warwickshire, England · Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 May 2021 · Richard Bland’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £1,850,000 GBP · Betfred · Saturday finish (played Wednesday-Saturday, 12-15 May)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/6°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/8°C · wind 20 km/h NE, gusts 42 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/7°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R413°/8°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 3 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
- Guido Migliozzi ITA · 275Tied Bland on 13 under after 72 holes; bogeyed the first playoff hole as Bland made par. Richard Bland wins British Masters in playoff to end 25-year wait (Reuters via ESPN)
156 started · cut +1, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett
The Belfry (Brabazon Course), The Belfry, Wishaw, Warwickshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Richard Bland
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Reuters via ESPN
15 May 2021
I've done it,
Reuters via ESPN
15 May 2021
I just drove the ball so well this week, I've gone back to my old driver.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Bland | 68 · 69 · 72 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Guido Migliozzi | 68 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Mikko Korhonen | 70 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Dave Coupland | 71 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Adrian Meronk | 70 · 72 · 65 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Andy Sullivan | 69 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Dean Burmester | 69 · 73 · 65 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Edoardo Molinari | 71 · 72 · 64 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Robert MacIntyre | 71 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Calum Hill | 67 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1973-02-03, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1996; age 48 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 218 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet