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Sunday 22 November 2009European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Dubai World Championship
Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 November 2009 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 20 on the European Tour · purse US$7,500,000 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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/21°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/19°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 32 · 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
- Ross McGowan ENG · 271Bogeyed his first hole to lose touch with Westwood; five birdies from the 12th, then bogeys at 17 and 18 for a 68, six behind. Westwood seizes titles with 8 birdies (AP via ESPN, 22 Nov 2009)
58 started, 58 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai World Championship
Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 November 2009
If you really want to know, the secret was, there wasn't a secret. The secret was, making everybody else think I had a secret, when I didn't really have one at all.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 November 2009
I know it's a terrible word to use because I don't -- I hate it, but he said, "you've got to bully them on the golf course.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 November 2009
To be fair, the last two days, he's played fantastic, holed lots of putts which I think has been his nemesis over the last few years and there's not much you can do about it
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 66 · 69 · 66 · 64 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Ross McGowan | 71 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Padraig Harrington | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Geoff Ogilvy | 70 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 6 | Alex Noren | 70 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Sergio Garcia | 71 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Adam Scott | 68 · 73 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Peter Hanson | 72 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 72 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | 71 · 74 · 68 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1993; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 0; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 47, 2009) from OWGR player profile; rankFrom 5 on OWGR event page).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet