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Monday 7 June 2021European TourYear in Review
Armitage wins Porsche European Open
Green Eagle Golf Courses, Hamburg, Germany · Saturday 5 to Monday 7 June 2021 · Marcus Armitage’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,200,000 EUR · Porsche · Shortened to 54 holes and start postponed by two days to Saturday to give British players and tour staff time to deal with Germany's COVID-19 travel restrictions; final round Monday (AP)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/16°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 30 · 3.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/16°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 26 · 8.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/14°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 22 · 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
- Matthew Southgate ENG · 210Looked most likely to catch Armitage but drove into the water on the final hole for a 71 Marcus Armitage wins European Open by two shots in 71st appearance (AP via ESPN)
- Thomas Detry BEL · 210Closed 69; tied second two back Marcus Armitage wins European Open by two shots in 71st appearance (AP via ESPN)
- Edoardo Molinari ITA · 210Closed 70; tied second two back Marcus Armitage wins European Open by two shots in 71st appearance (AP via ESPN)
- Darius Van Driel NED · 210Closed 70; tied second two back Marcus Armitage wins European Open by two shots in 71st appearance (AP via ESPN)
153 started · cut +3, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Porsche European Open
Green Eagle Golf Courses, Green Eagle Golf Courses, Hamburg, Germany
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Marcus Armitage
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Magic
7 June 2021
It hasn't really sunk in yet, it's a new feeling I suppose.
Golf Magic
7 June 2021
20 years ago I lost my mum and I've dreamt about this since that day, being a winner. You have times when you think this might not happen, I just stuck at it
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Armitage | 72 · 71 · 65 | 208 | −8 |
| T2 | Edoardo Molinari | 75 · 65 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| T2 | Thomas Detry | 68 · 73 · 69 | 210 | −6 |
| T2 | Matthew Southgate | 70 · 69 · 71 | 210 | −6 |
| T2 | Darius Van Driel | 71 · 69 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| 6 | Paul Casey | 75 · 69 · 68 | 212 | −4 |
| T7 | Benjamin Hebert | 70 · 74 · 69 | 213 | −3 |
| T7 | Mikko Korhonen | 74 · 67 · 72 | 213 | −3 |
| T7 | David Law | 69 · 71 · 73 | 213 | −3 |
| T7 | Marcel Schneider | 70 · 73 · 70 | 213 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1987-07-15, Salford, Greater Manchester, England; ENG; turned pro 2008; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 190 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile event table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet