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Sunday 18 January 2009European TourYear in Review
Casey wins Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 January 2009 · Paul Casey’s win no. 9 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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 21 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/14°C · wind 17 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
- Louis Oosthuizen RSA · 268Started the final round seven shots behind Casey and closed with a day-best 64, birdieing the par-5 18th to get within one; Casey parred in. Casey wins by one at Abu Dhabi (AP, with results) - The Honolulu Advertiser, 19 Jan 2009
- Martin Kaymer GER · 268Defending champion closed with 67, holing a 25-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th to tie for second, one behind. Casey wins by one at Abu Dhabi (AP, with results) - The Honolulu Advertiser, 19 Jan 2009
120 started, 73 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
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 January 2009
It was a difficult putt, but I knew the line and the camera went off right at the backswing, and flinched. Sounded like it was right next to me and was pretty bad.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 January 2009
It feels like a payoff for all of the worrying I've put in, certainly recently, the past couple of months. It shows that marriage is clearly good for me.
The National (Abu Dhabi)
17 January 2009
I didn't play too well in the second round but I opted to sidestep the practice range and have a nice relaxing lunch instead. It certainly did the trick for me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 69 · 65 · 63 · 70 | 267 | −21 |
| T2 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Martin Kaymer | 68 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| 4 | Anthony Wall | 67 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T5 | Padraig Harrington | 71 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Johan Edfors | 66 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | 66 · 69 · 71 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T8 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 71 · 67 · 64 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Danny Willett | 71 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Bradley Dredge | 71 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Peter Hanson | 67 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Francesco Molinari | 67 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 0; world No. 42 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 3, 2009) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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