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Sunday 7 March 2004European TourYear in Review
O'Meara wins Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 March 2004 · Mark O'Meara’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse US$2,000,000 USD · weather: thick fog put back the start on Thursday and Friday; the first round was completed Friday morning (Golftoday) and the third round finished at dusk on Saturday (The Independent)
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/14°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/15°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/15°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R435°/16°C · wind 21 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 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
- Paul McGinley IRL · 272Started the last day tied with O'Meara; bogeyed the 9th and 14th, and his 50-foot eagle putt at the last left him a birdie and one shot short. Mark O'Meara gains first win for 6 years - Golftoday
150 started, 70 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
Mark O'Meara
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent (Andy Farrell)
9 March 2004
We're going to have to get some copyrights sorted out. Trust me, it works. It has certainly rejuvenated my career.
Associated Press (via ESPN.com)
7 March 2004
The difference between winning and second is huge. Having said that, I didn't lose the tournament -- Mark won it.
Associated Press (via ESPN.com)
7 March 2004
To have Tiger Woods standing there on the 18th green giving me a big bear hug, it shows the kind of heart the guy has,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark O'Meara | 70 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Paul McGinley | 68 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Ernie Els | 70 · 68 · 72 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | David Howell | 67 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Brian Davis | 70 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 276 | |
| T5 | Thongchai Jaidee | 69 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 276 | |
| T5 | Marcel Siem | 70 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 276 | |
| T9 | Peter Lawrie | 69 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 277 | |
| T9 | Joakim Haeggman | 70 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 277 | |
| T9 | Greg Owen | 71 · 65 · 72 · 69 | 277 |
The golfer
born 1957-01-13, Goldsboro, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1980; age 47 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 2; world No. 201 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 10, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; BBC Sport also states 'ranked 201 in the world'; age 47 stated by Golftoday and The Independent; European Tour wins table on Wikipedia lists this as win No. 5 (season page shows '(n/a)')).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet