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Sunday 6 March 2022DP World TourYear in Review
Ashun wins Magical Kenya Open
Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi, Kenya · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 March 2022 · Wu Ashun’s win no. 4 on the DP World Tour · purse €1,750,000 EUR
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 85° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/13°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/14°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/14°C · wind 21 km/h ENE, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/14°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 40 · 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
- Aaron Cockerill CAN · 272Shared second on 12 under, four back, without seriously challenging for the lead (AP). Ashun Wu overcomes 4-shot deficit to win Kenya Open (AP via ESPN)
- Thriston Lawrence RSA · 272Shared second on 12 under, four back, without seriously challenging for the lead (AP). Ashun Wu overcomes 4-shot deficit to win Kenya Open (AP via ESPN)
- Hurly Long GER · 272Shared second on 12 under, four back, without seriously challenging for the lead (AP). Ashun Wu overcomes 4-shot deficit to win Kenya Open (AP via ESPN)
146 started · cut E, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Magical Kenya Open
Muthaiga Golf Club, Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi, Kenya
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Wu Ashun
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN (quoting the European tour website)
6 March 2022
It's a very, very good feeling today to win a championship. It was very tough today, I played very, very well today and made seven birdies,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu Ashun | 69 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Hurly Long | 68 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Thriston Lawrence | 69 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Aaron Cockerill | 70 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| 5 | David Horsey | 69 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Daniel Gavins | 64 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Matthieu Pavon | 69 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Oliver Bekker | 71 · 70 · 71 · 63 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Adri Arnaus | 69 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Stuart Manley | 70 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Marcus Kinhult | 71 · 68 · 64 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Ewen Ferguson | 66 · 67 · 66 · 76 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1985-06-22; CHN; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 342 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet