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Sunday 30 January 1994European TourYear in Review
Els wins Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 January 1994 · Ernie Els’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$700,000 USD · Start/end dates from OWGR's event page; The Independent (31 Jan) reports the win 'yesterday'.
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/14°C · wind 22 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/13°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/13°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/11°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 20 · 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
- Greg Norman AUS · 274Eight behind going into the final round, shot 69 to finish six back; suffering from an allergy, he could not make a putt. Golf: Grand Els strikes it rich in the desert - The Independent
117 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
1 February 1994
The thing about Europe is that you have to adapt and change your game all the time. The other thing is I don't like the weather.
The Independent
31 January 1994
Ernie gave us all a chance and we didn't capitalise on it. He was a little edgy but I just couldn't make a putt.
The Independent
1 February 1994
If Ernie has got it in his heart he could be a major winner. He's good enough to do it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 61 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Greg Norman | 68 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 274 | |
| 3 | Wayne Westner | 70 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 275 | |
| T4 | Isao Aoki | 67 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 276 | |
| T4 | Tsukasa Watanabe | 70 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 276 | |
| T4 | Jonathan Lomas | 66 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 276 | |
| T7 | Gary Evans | 67 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 277 | |
| T7 | Per-Ulrik Johansson | 70 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 277 | |
| T9 | Craig Cassells | |||
| T9 | Klas Eriksson | 69 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 278 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore 20 from the OWGR player profile 1994 events table (https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/ernie-els-874).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet