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Sunday 6 February 2011European TourYear in Review
Bjørn wins Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy
Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 February 2011 · Thomas Bjørn’s win no. 11 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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/13°C · wind 38 km/h NNW, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/13°C · wind 30 km/h NW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/11°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 34 km/h NNW, 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
- Alvaro Quiros ESP · 278
132 started, 76 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
Thomas Bjørn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Bangor Daily News (AP)
6 February 2011
Well, the field this week was unbelievably strong, and you know, that shows where European Tour golf is at the moment,
Al Jazeera
6 February 2011
Unfortunately I made three putts on 15, and I made a stupid bogey on 17.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bjørn | 74 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Alvaro Quiros | 75 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 77 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Markus Brier | 71 · 66 · 69 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | David Howell | 75 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Thomas Aiken | 71 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Soren Hansen | 74 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Robert Karlsson | 70 · 69 · 69 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Richard Finch | 70 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | 73 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Victor Dubuisson | 74 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1971-02-18, Silkeborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1993; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 11; world No. 134 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 6, 2011) from OWGR player profile; AP: "134th-ranked Bjorn").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet