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Sunday 31 January 2010European TourYear in Review
Karlsson wins Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy
Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 January 2010 · Robert Karlsson’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse US$2,500,000 USD · Commercialbank
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/13°C · wind 32 km/h NW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/10°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/13°C · wind 11 km/h SSE, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/14°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 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
- Alvaro Quiros ESP · 276Defending champion birdied his last three holes in a bogey-free 67 but finished three behind Karlsson's closing 65. Qatar Masters leaders overhauled in last round (final totals) - Scottish Golf View
126 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy
Doha Golf Club, Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Robert Karlsson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scottish Golf View (AOL Golf News service)
31 January 2010
I had a couple of good finishes at the end of last year with Henrik (Stenson) at the World Cup and with a second in Japan, but it is fantastic to be back now.
Scottish Golf View (AOL Golf News service)
31 January 2010
I am really happy to be back playing well, it is the first time I have played really well for a long time and the way I finished off was very satisfying.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Karlsson | 68 · 70 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Alvaro Quiros | 71 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | 68 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Brett Rumford | 69 · 66 · 73 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Oliver Wilson | 67 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Paul Casey | 71 · 69 · 66 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Bradley Dredge | 67 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| 8 | Thomas Bjørn | 73 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Camilo Villegas | 70 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Peter Lawrie | 72 · 68 · 73 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Retief Goosen | 73 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Niclas Fasth | 70 · 68 · 73 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 72 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-03, Katrineholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1989; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0; world No. 31 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 5, 2010) from OWGR event page / player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet