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Sunday 1 March 1998European TourYear in Review
Olazábal wins Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 26 February to Sunday 1 March 1998 · José María Olazábal’s win no. 18 on the European Tour
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/14°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/15°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/15°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/20°C · wind 36 km/h SSE, gusts 60 · 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
- Stephen Allan AUS · 272Charged from six back with five birdies from the 11th to the 17th (chipping in at 17), then went for the green in two over water at the par-5 18th and took a six. Golf: Olazabal's disbelief over win - The Independent
130 started, 83 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
José María Olazábal
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
2 March 1998
I never put myself under any pressure. It was not until the 13th that I thought I had a chance to win. Before that I was playing my own game. I didn't care about the other guys.
The Independent
2 March 1998
I would have said you were crazy. I would have smash you in the face and said: `kid, wake up'.
The Independent
2 March 1998
I figured I needed a birdie at the last to tie. I never really contemplated not going for it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José María Olazábal | 69 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Stephen Allan | 67 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Ernie Els | 71 · 63 · 67 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Robert Karlsson | 66 · 65 · 67 · 75 | 273 | −15 |
| 5 | Ian Woosnam | 68 · 69 · 65 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Greg Norman | 67 · 68 · 68 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Ignacio Garrido | 67 · 67 · 66 · 76 | 276 | −12 |
| 9 | Alex Cejka | 75 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Colin Montgomerie | 70 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Seve Ballesteros | 68 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Andrew Oldcorn | 71 · 66 · 68 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1966-02-05, Hondarribia, Basque Country, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1985; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 1; world No. 31 that week (OWGR rankBefore 31 (week 9, 1998) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 31. Age 32 stated by The Independent ("the 32-year-old Spaniard"). tour_wins_to_date 18 = Wikipedia season table "(18)" and wins table no. 18. majors_to_date 1 = The Independent "the 1994 US Masters champion"; Wikipedia wins table shows his second major (1999 Masters) after this event.).
What’s in the bag
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