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Sunday 24 January 2010European TourYear in Review
Kaymer wins Abu Dhabi Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 January 2010 · Martin Kaymer’s win no. 5 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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/16°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/15°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/19°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/17°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 23 · 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
- Ian Poulter ENG · 268Level with Kaymer on 20 under on the 18th tee, pushed his drive into the left rough, had to lay up and missed a 20-foot birdie putt as Kaymer birdied from two feet. Martin Kaymer beats Ian Poulter to win Abu Dhabi title - BBC Sport
126 started, 73 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
Martin Kaymer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
24 January 2010
But my main goal is to play the Ryder Cup this year because when I went there two years ago I really felt I want to be there one day because it is so cool.
BBC Sport
24 January 2010
My self-confidence is bigger than two years ago and I think it has come from playing well all around the world.
BBC Sport
24 January 2010
If you're going to take the positives out of that, I'm pretty frustrated that I've walked away from shooting that score and I haven't won.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Kaymer | 67 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | 65 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | 66 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 4 | Shane Lowry | 68 · 65 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 5 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Ariel Cañete | 70 · 65 · 74 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Rhys Davies | 66 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | David Horsey | 73 · 66 · 70 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Soren Hansen | 72 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Anders Hansen | 69 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1984-12-28, Düsseldorf, West Germany; GER; turned pro 2005; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 4, 2010) from OWGR event page / player profile; SGV says he became world No 6 after the win).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet