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Sunday 5 September 2021European TourYear in Review
Højgaard wins DS Automobiles Italian Open
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Guidonia Montecelio (Rome), Italy · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 September 2021 · Nicolai Højgaard’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €3,000,000 EUR · DS Automobiles
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/19°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/21°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/19°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/19°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 25 · 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
- Adrian Meronk POL · 272Closed 66 to post -12; one shot short after Højgaard birdied the 72nd hole Nicolai Højgaard wins Italian Open week after twin brother Rasmus won European Masters (AP via ESPN)
- Tommy Fleetwood ENG · 272Closed 71; one shot short after Højgaard birdied the 72nd hole Nicolai Højgaard wins Italian Open week after twin brother Rasmus won European Masters (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut E, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
DS Automobiles Italian Open
Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Guidonia Montecelio (Rome), Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nicolai Højgaard
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
5 September 2021
To finish it off like this, and to do it a week after Rasmus won, it's perfect
Associated Press via ESPN
5 September 2021
On 18 I knew I had to make 4. I've been nervous many times before but nothing like it [on 18]. I couldn't almost move the putter to be honest.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolai Højgaard | 66 · 69 · 65 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Adrian Meronk | 70 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Tommy Fleetwood | 66 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Francesco Laporta | 66 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Richard Bland | 70 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Edoardo Molinari | 65 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Masahiro Kawamura | 67 · 70 · 71 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Johannes Veerman | 67 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Scott Jamieson | 70 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Pablo Larrazábal | 70 · 70 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Mikko Korhonen | 68 · 66 · 68 · 73 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 2001-03-12, Billund, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 2019; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 394 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile event table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet