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Sunday 13 February 2011European TourYear in Review
Quiros wins Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 February 2011 · Alvaro Quiros’s win no. 5 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
11 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 27 km/h WSW, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/16°C · wind 23 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/19°C · wind 34 km/h WNW, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/17°C · wind 32 km/h WNW, gusts 52 · 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
- Anders Hansen DEN · 278Briefly led after an eagle at 13 but bogeyed the short 15th and missed a 40-foot birdie putt on the last to force a play-off. Alvaro Quiros hole-in-one wins Dubai Desert Classic - BBC Sport
- James Kingston RSA · 278Closed with 67 from five under; his 30-foot birdie putt on the last to force a play-off lipped out. Quiros wins as the big names mess up over closing holes - Scottish Golf View
138 started, 71 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
Alvaro Quiros
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
13 February 2011
The start was perfect with the eagle on two, but I was shaken after the eighth
BBC Sport
13 February 2011
It was like the last piece of a happy birthday cake. It gave me the chance to win the tournament.
Gulf News
14 February 2011
I made two triple bogeys this week, which is not a normal thing in a winner, so it means that I'm in a good way, even when I have an irregular round like today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvaro Quiros | 73 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Anders Hansen | 69 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | James Kingston | 72 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | 68 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Scott Strange | 72 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Alvaro Velasco | 74 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Thomas Aiken | 67 · 67 · 74 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 69 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 9 | Peter Hanson | 69 · 69 · 73 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Stephen Gallacher | 70 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Ross Fisher | 73 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Rory McIlroy | 65 · 68 · 75 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Chris Wood | 71 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Bradley Dredge | 70 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1983-01-21, San Roque, Cádiz, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2004; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 36 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 7, 2011) from OWGR player profile; Gulf News says he moved to 21 from 37).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet