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Sunday 7 February 2010European TourYear in Review
Jiménez wins Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 February 2010 · Miguel Angel Jiménez’s win no. 16 on the European Tour · purse US$2,500,000 USD · Omega
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/22°C · wind 34 km/h SSE, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/20°C · wind 35 km/h SW, gusts 55 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/18°C · wind 23 km/h N, gusts 52 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/18°C · wind 28 km/h WNW, gusts 49 · 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
- Lee Westwood ENG · 277
- Thongchai Jaidee THA · 278Missed a birdie putt of under five feet at the 72nd that would have made it a three-way play-off. Miguel Angel Jimenez beats Lee Westwood in Dubai - BBC Sport
132 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Miguel Angel Jiménez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
7 February 2010
I am like the good wines, with age, they get better and better.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 70 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | 72 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Thongchai Jaidee | 70 · 66 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Edoardo Molinari | 68 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Martin Kaymer | 71 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Alvaro Quiros | 69 · 69 · 67 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Gregory Bourdy | 74 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Tom Watson | 73 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Henrik Stenson | 76 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1964-01-05, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1982; age 46 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 0; world No. 60 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 6, 2010) from OWGR event page / player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet