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Sunday 21 January 2007European TourYear in Review
Casey wins Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 January 2007 · Paul Casey’s win no. 8 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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/16°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/15°C · wind 20 km/h N, gusts 29 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/16°C · wind 18 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/15°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 22 · 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
- Miguel A Jimenez ESP · 272Was tied with Casey playing the 17th, hit 'a very bad shot' there and bogeyed it, then could not birdie the 18th to force a playoff; tied second, one behind. Abu Dhabi Golf Championship: Peter Hanson, Padraig Harrington, Miguel Angel Jimenez transcript, January 21, 2007 - ASAP Sports
- Peter Hanson SWE · 272Hit all 18 greens but made too few putts on the front nine; birdied the last two holes to share second, one behind. Abu Dhabi Golf Championship: Peter Hanson, Padraig Harrington, Miguel Angel Jimenez transcript, January 21, 2007 - ASAP Sports
120 started, 75 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
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 January 2007
As far as professional rounds go, probably my finest final round I would say.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 January 2007
Every birdie I made, I felt like, you know, Miguel and Padraig were right behind me. So it's nice when you're pushed. I always think it's easier to chase.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 January 2007
I had a very good chance but I hit a very bad shot at the 17th. I missed the shot and no excuse.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 71 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Miguel A Jimenez | 71 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Peter Hanson | 70 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 4 | Chris DiMarco | 69 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Retief Goosen | 66 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 274 | |
| T5 | Padraig Harrington | 68 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 274 | |
| T5 | Jean-F Lucquin | 70 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 274 | |
| 8 | Henrik Stenson | 66 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 275 | |
| T9 | Phillip Price | 69 · 65 · 71 · 71 | 276 | |
| T9 | Robert-Jan Derksen | 70 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 276 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 3, 2007) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR news 22 Jan 2007 says he rose one place to 13th; age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date; majors 0 = no major wins in Wikipedia infobox/wins tables).
What’s in the bag
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