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Sunday 31 January 1993European TourYear in Review
Westner wins Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, UAE · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 January 1993 · Wayne Westner’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$500,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/13°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/11°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/10°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/11°C · wind 23 km/h SE, gusts 38 · 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
- Retief Goosen RSA · 276Closed with 68 but could not catch Westner, who led from the halfway stage and had no bogeys in the final round; two strokes back. Golf: Westner arrives after long drive (Tim Glover, The Independent, 1 February 1993)
119 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, UAE
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Wayne Westner
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Tim Glover)
1 February 1993
I was very conservative. I didn't take a lot of chances. It's a difficult course on which to make birdies and I thought that if I could shoot 69 they would have to catch me.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
1 February 1993
Five years ago my belief in myself was pulverised. Now I've got my life together. If you're not mentally prepared for this tour you haven't got a chance in hell.
The Independent (Tim Glover)
2 February 1993
My aim is to make the top 50 in the world this year and the top 10 next year.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Westner | 69 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Retief Goosen | 70 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 276 | |
| T3 | Seve Ballesteros | 71 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 277 | |
| T3 | Barry Lane | 70 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 277 | |
| T5 | Mark Davis | 72 · 65 · 70 · 71 | 278 | |
| T5 | Anders Forsbrand | 73 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 278 | |
| T5 | Paul McGinley | 65 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 278 | |
| 8 | Ernie Els | 71 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 281 | |
| T9 | Patrick Hall | 69 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 282 | |
| T9 | David Gilford | 71 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 282 | |
| T9 | Joakim Haeggman | 69 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 282 | |
| T9 | Mats Lanner | 73 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 282 | |
| T9 | Peter Baker | 70 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 282 | |
| T9 | Costantino Rocca | 73 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 282 | |
| T9 | Ronan Rafferty | 69 · 66 · 73 · 74 | 282 | |
| T9 | Sven Struver | 69 · 70 · 69 · 74 | 282 |
The golfer
born 1961-09-28, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1982; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 93 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 1993 week 5)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet