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Sunday 17 March 1996European TourYear in Review
Montgomerie wins Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 March 1996 · Colin Montgomerie’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse US$1,000,000 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
11 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/18°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 36 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/18°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/16°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/15°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 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
- Miguel Ángel Jiménez ESP · 271Led overnight; lost the lead with a three-putt at the 7th, drew level at 14 but missed the green at 16 and failed to get up and down, then could only birdie the par-5 18th after Montgomerie's driver off the fairway found the green; closed 70. Monty wins reward from risk - The Independent
132 started, 68 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
Colin Montgomerie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
18 March 1996
I thought about laying up with a seven-iron. It was 80-20. I knew he could reach. I play percentage golf 99 per cent of the time, but this was the time to play to win.
The Independent
18 March 1996
I've been second enough, and I don't like play-offs. I was delighted when the ball was on the green.
The Independent
18 March 1996
I feel as I played well enough to win. But he is a fantastic player. The top players don't forget how to play.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Montgomerie | 67 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Miguel A Jimenez | 63 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 271 | |
| 3 | Robert Willis | 69 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 274 | |
| 4 | Fred Couples | 69 · 69 · 72 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Peter Baker | 71 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 276 | |
| T5 | Raymond Burns | 70 · 68 · 65 · 73 | 276 | |
| T7 | Jay Townsend | 64 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 277 | |
| T7 | Carl Mason | 68 · 73 · 70 · 66 | 277 | |
| T7 | Ian Woosnam | 69 · 69 · 65 · 74 | 277 | |
| T7 | Thomas Bjorn | 70 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 277 |
The golfer
born 1963-06-23, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1987; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 10; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankFrom 4 on the OWGR event page for this week (1996 week 11). Age 32 = Wikipedia birth date 1963-06-23 (OWGR agrees) subtracted from end date 1996-03-17. tour_wins_to_date 10 = Wikipedia 1996 season table '(10)'; The Independent also calls it 'his 10th European win'. majors_to_date null: infobox majorwins blank.).
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