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Sunday 20 January 2008European TourYear in Review
Kaymer wins Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 January 2008 · Martin Kaymer’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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/14°C · wind 20 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/13°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 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
- Lee Westwood ENG · 277Closed with a 70 and got within two shots after 12 holes, then bogeyed the 18th to share second, four behind. Kaymer is Abu Dhabi Golf Champ (M. Satyanarayan, with scores) - Gulf News
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 277Closed with a 71, birdied the 14th to close within two, dropped a shot and birdied the last to tie Westwood for second, four behind. Kaymer is Abu Dhabi Golf Champ (M. Satyanarayan, with scores) - Gulf News
120 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course), Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Martin Kaymer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 January 2008
I just tried to stick to my game plan, hit fairways and greens. And these guys, they have to catch me and I don't have to make birdies.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 January 2008
I was thinking about that when I left all my putts short. I thought, oh my gosh, he's watching on television and he thinks probably like you're an idiot. Just go for it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kaymer | 66 · 65 · 68 · 74 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 73 · 65 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Henrik Stenson | 67 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Peter Hedblom | 69 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 278 | |
| T4 | Ignacio Garrido | 69 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 278 | |
| T4 | Richard Finch | 71 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 278 | |
| T7 | James Kingston | 71 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 279 | |
| T7 | Scott Strange | 72 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 279 | |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | 70 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 280 | |
| T9 | Paul McGinley | 72 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 280 |
The golfer
born 1984-12-28, Düsseldorf, West Germany; GER; turned pro 2005; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 76 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 3, 2008) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet