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Sunday 24 August 2025DP World TourYear in Review
Noren wins Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo
The Belfry, Wishaw, England · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 August 2025 · Alex Noren’s win no. 11 on the DP World Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Betfred
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/12°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/10°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/13°C · wind 7 km/h NNW, gusts 14 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/16°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 27 · 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
- Nicolai Højgaard DEN · 273Locked in a final-round battle with Noren, who birdied the 15th, 16th and 17th to go two clear; finished one back. Alex Noren secures second Betfred British Masters title on DP World Tour (Golf Digest Middle East)
- Kazuma Kobori NZL · 273Charged with an eagle and four birdies in his last six holes to set the clubhouse target at 15 under; finished one back. Alex Noren secures second Betfred British Masters title on DP World Tour (Golf Digest Middle East)
156 started · cut E, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo
The Belfry, The Belfry, Wishaw, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Alex Noren
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Noren | 68 · 72 · 65 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Kazuma Kobori | 69 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Nicolai Højgaard | 69 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Keita Nakajima | 67 · 73 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Andy Sullivan | 72 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Marco Penge | 71 · 72 · 63 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 67 · 69 · 68 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Daniel Brown | 71 · 69 · 73 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Alex Fitzpatrick | 69 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Marcel Siem | 66 · 69 · 75 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Julien Guerrier | 72 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Haotong Li | 66 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1982-07-12, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2005; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 0; world No. 59 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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