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Sunday 28 November 2010European TourYear in Review
Karlsson wins Dubai World Championship
Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 November 2010 · Robert Karlsson’s win no. 11 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 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/17°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/17°C · wind 18 km/h NNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/20°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/19°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 21 · 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 · 274
60 started, 59 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that 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
Robert Karlsson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
28 November 2010
I didn't really like being up against Ian. He has a really good record and is a feisty player. I was happy he dropped that shot in a way as it made my putt easier.
BBC Sport
28 November 2010
But I should not drop my ball on it. It's been my lucky marker since the start of the year and has got my kids' names on.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Karlsson | 65 · 75 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | 69 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Alvaro Quiros | 72 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 72 · 66 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Paul Casey | 70 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Francesco Molinari | 71 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 8 | Thongchai Jaidee | 68 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | S.Y. Noh | 66 · 73 · 74 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Luke Donald | 74 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-03, Katrineholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1989; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 0; world No. 36 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 48, 2010) from OWGR player profile; same rank (rankFrom 36) on OWGR event page).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet