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Sunday 4 February 2007European TourYear in Review
Stenson wins Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 February 2007 · Henrik Stenson’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse US$2,400,000 USD · thunder and rain delays; Stenson finished his second round on Saturday morning (ASAP transcript)
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/17°C · wind 27 km/h ENE, gusts 46 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/19°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 41 · 9.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/18°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/19°C · wind 41 km/h SE, gusts 63 · 0.4 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
- Ernie Els RSA · 270Began the day two ahead of Stenson but dropped three shots on the front nine, missed birdie putts at 13 and 17 and birdied the last a stroke too late. Stenson wins Dubai Desert Classic - Gulf News (5 Feb 2007)
120 started, 66 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
Henrik Stenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Gulf News
5 February 2007
Living here in Dubai and having all the local fans, my friends and family watching me this week, it feels special to win this one.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 February 2007
I didn't know where I was, in Scotland; it was like you're standing there over the 3-footers and putter is just going all over the place.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 February 2007
Maldives for four nights, mini-honeymoon, vacation. So I think it's going to be a pretty sweet one, lay on the beach, have a swim and just think back to the 2007 Dubai Desert Classic.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 February 2007
So those two putts, and I had five 3-putts through the week. So on perfect greens, you know, you shouldn't do that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 66 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 270 | |
| T3 | Niclas Fasth | 69 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Tiger Woods | 68 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 5 | Ross Fisher | 65 · 65 · 71 · 71 | 272 | |
| 6 | Peter Hanson | 69 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 274 | |
| T7 | Simon Dyson | 67 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 275 | |
| T7 | Prom Meesawat | 68 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 275 | |
| T7 | Jyoti Randhawa | 66 · 68 · 67 · 74 | 275 | |
| T10 | Thomas Bjorn | 70 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 276 | |
| T10 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | 67 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 276 | |
| T10 | Robert Karlsson | 70 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 276 | |
| T10 | Maarten Lafeber | 70 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 276 | |
| T10 | Colin Montgomerie | 73 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 276 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-05, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 5, 2007) from OWGR player profile events table; Gulf News: "ranked 14 in the world").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet