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Sunday 10 March 2002European TourYear in Review
Els wins Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 March 2002 · Ernie Els’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse US$1,500,000 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
11 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/17°C · wind 27 km/h W, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/17°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/15°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/18°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 25 · 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
- Niclas Fasth SWE · 276Drew level with an eagle at the third and a birdie at the seventh, then drove into a bush at the eighth and three-putted for a triple-bogey seven; got back within two at the 13th but bogeyed the 16th as Els birdied. Confidence brings Els third trophy - The Independent
148 started, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club (Majlis course), Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
10 March 2002
I always felt I was in control today from tee to green and it was a comfortable win in the end.
The Independent
11 March 2002
Niclas is going to be an asset for the European team. He is showing people that he can play.
BBC Sport
10 March 2002
The three putts just compounded the misery, ... When you make a triple bogey, it is very difficult to get back.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 68 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Niclas Fasth | 68 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Carl Pettersson | 70 · 73 · 65 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Brian Davis | 71 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Gary Evans | 70 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Charlie Wi | 68 · 67 · 77 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Mathias Gronberg | 72 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Bradley Dredge | 74 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Darren Clarke | 72 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Simon Dyson | 71 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Andrew Oldcorn | 75 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 2; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 10, 2002) from OWGR player profile events table; age 32 stated by The Independent; 10th European Tour title per The Independent and Wikipedia season page '(10)'; majors_to_date 2 = Wikipedia infobox (U.S. Open 1994 and 1997; other majors 2002 Open onward) and The Independent ('his two US Open titles')).
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