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Sunday 15 September 2024DP World TourYear in Review
Højgaard wins Amgen Irish Open
Royal County Down Golf Club, Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 September 2024 · Rasmus Højgaard’s win no. 5 on the DP World Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Amgen
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 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R113°/8°C · wind 24 km/h NW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/7°C · wind 23 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/13°C · wind 32 km/h SSW, gusts 56 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/11°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0.8 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 276Led by two early in the final round, then missed an eagle putt on the 72nd hole that would have forced a playoff. 2024 Amgen Irish Open final results: Prize money payout, DP World Tour leaderboard, how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
156 started · cut +2, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Amgen Irish Open
Royal County Down Golf Club, Royal County Down Golf Club, Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rasmus Højgaard
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2024
I was nervous. I was shaking out there the last few holes. I obviously knew that Rory was going to be there because he's got the whole support on his back there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2024
Got away with a chip-in on 10, and it sort of elevated my game a little.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus Højgaard | 71 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| 3 | Matteo Manassero | 70 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| 4 | Daniel Brown | 69 · 70 · 73 · 66 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Grant Forrest | 71 · 70 · 73 · 66 | 280 | −4 |
| T5 | Robert MacIntyre | 71 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Jimmy Walker | 70 · 71 · 75 · 65 | 281 | −3 |
| T7 | Jordan Smith | 69 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Alex Fitzpatrick | 70 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 282 | −2 |
| T9 | Sami Välimäki | 67 · 74 · 72 · 69 | 282 | −2 |
| T9 | Aaron Cockerill | 71 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 2001-03-12, Billund, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 2019; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 88 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet