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Sunday 13 March 2005European TourYear in Review
Els wins Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 March 2005 · Ernie Els’s win no. 20 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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/22°C · wind 23 km/h SE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/23°C · wind 24 km/h SE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/21°C · wind 25 km/h SE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/19°C · wind 25 km/h NNW, gusts 36 · 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
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 277Overnight leader by two; a bogey and double bogey at the 13th and 14th cost him, and birdies at three of the last four left him one short with a 71. Awesome Els completes superb win - BBC Sport
150 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
13 March 2005
I wanted to give myself a low score and as it turned out I shot low which you don't normally do. I got lucky and got a win.
Golf Today
13 March 2005
I fought well and one hundredth of an inch on the 17th hole cost me a chance for a play-off. I have to say it was a fantastic round by Ernie.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 73 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | 67 · 73 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Pierre Fulke | 66 · 70 · 73 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Richard Green | 67 · 68 · 73 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | James Kingston | 70 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Robert Karlsson | 69 · 67 · 74 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Barry Lane | 71 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Louis Oosthuizen | 72 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Raphael Jacquelin | 70 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Gregory Havret | 71 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 3; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 11, 2005) from OWGR player profile events table; Golf Today also calls him 'the world number three'. Age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date; majors 3 = Wikipedia infobox wins before March 2005 (U.S. Open 1994, 1997; Open 2002); tour_wins_to_date = No. 20 in Wikipedia European Tour wins table (season page (20); Golf Today '20th European Tour triumph')).
What’s in the bag
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