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Sunday 22 January 2006European TourYear in Review
DiMarco wins Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 January 2006 · Chris DiMarco’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$2,000,000 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
10 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/17°C · wind 34 km/h NW, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/15°C · wind 27 km/h NW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/13°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/15°C · wind 28 km/h WNW, gusts 45 · 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 · 269Overnight leader by one; missed a par putt on 9 and three-putted 10, birdied the 18th for 69 to finish one behind. Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, January 22, 2006: Henrik Stenson - ASAP Sports transcript
120 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris DiMarco
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 January 2006
To have her be on the bag when I win a golf tournament, I think that's unbelievable. I think it's great for us, I think it's great for us as a couple to be able to experience that is great.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 January 2006
I don't think that I won because it was The European Tour. I think I won because it was my time. Just like the motto on the PGA TOUR, "these guys are good," well, these guys are just as good.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 January 2006
Obviously missing the par putt on, 9 and then hitting it on the green in two; 3 putting 10; you feel like it's maybe not really your day.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris DiMarco | 71 · 67 · 63 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | 69 · 69 · 62 · 69 | 269 | |
| 3 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 270 | |
| 4 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 68 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 271 | |
| 5 | Miguel A Jimenez | 70 · 68 · 64 · 71 | 273 | |
| T6 | Colin Montgomerie | 72 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 275 | |
| T6 | Jyoti Randhawa | 71 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 275 | |
| T8 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 277 | |
| T8 | Charl Schwartzel | 69 · 66 · 68 · 74 | 277 | |
| T10 | Ian Poulter | 72 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 278 | |
| T10 | David Lynn | 69 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 278 |
The golfer
born 1968-08-23, Huntington, New York; USA; turned pro 1990; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 11 that week (OWGR event page rankFrom (rank entering the week) for DiMarco; age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date; tour wins = No. 1 in Wikipedia European Tour wins table (eurowins 1); majorwins infobox field blank -> null).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet