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Sunday 18 September 2022DP World TourYear in Review
MacIntyre wins DS Automobiles Italian Open
Marco Simone Golf Club, Rome, Italy · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 September 2022 · Robert MacIntyre’s win no. 2 on the DP World Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · 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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/23°C · wind 22 km/h SSE, gusts 56 · 9.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/23°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 48 · 15.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/14°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 48 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/12°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 26 · 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
- Matt Fitzpatrick ENG · 270lost a playoff on the first extra hole (18th) after driving into the rough; MacIntyre birdied Robert MacIntyre eyes Ryder Cup spot after beating Matt Fitzpatrick in playoff to win Italian Open (ESPN/AP)
156 started · cut +1, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
DS Automobiles Italian Open
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, Marco Simone Golf Club, Rome, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Robert MacIntyre
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP)
18 September 2022
This means everything. I was down and out two or three months ago. I didn't know what I was doing. Didn't know where to go.
ESPN (AP)
18 September 2022
I hit a terrible shot and was back against the wall, and again, just got a dogged attitude, never give up, if I get punched, I punch back,
BBC Sport
21 September 2022
I knew I could compete with them. I didn't know if I could get it over the line when it went to the nitty gritty, but I managed to do it and it is such a relief.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert MacIntyre | 70 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 65 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | Victor Perez | 70 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Lucas Herbert | 70 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Aaron Rai | 69 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| 7 | Kurt Kitayama | 71 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| 8 | Tyrrell Hatton | 72 · 65 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Jorge Campillo | 70 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Oliver Bekker | 68 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1996-08-03, Oban, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2017; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 110 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 2022)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet