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Sunday 5 February 2012European TourYear in Review
Lawrie wins Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy
Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 February 2012 · Paul Lawrie’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · purse US$2,500,000 USD · Commercialbank · weather: shortened to 54 holes after most of Friday's play was called off because of high winds
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/15°C · wind 42 km/h NW, gusts 60 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/13°C · wind 42 km/h NNW, gusts 62 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/12°C · wind 32 km/h NNW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/12°C · wind 19 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 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
- Jason Day AUS · 205Birdied four in a row from the 10th to close within two, but Lawrie pulled away; Day's birdie at the last set the final four-shot margin. Lawrie pulls away for Qatar Masters title - Fox News
- Peter Hanson SWE · 205Eagled the 16th and birdied the last to tie Day for second, four behind. Paul Lawrie wins Qatar Masters - Golf Monthly
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
Paul Lawrie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Fox News (wire recap)
5 February 2012
When you've got a chance to win a tournament you don't sleep as well the night before and things go racing through your mind. You've got to get back to basics and I did that.
Golf Monthly
5 February 2012
If I keep playing as I am I will get in (the team,) But there's a long way to go and I know as well as anyone there are a lot of good players.
Golf Monthly / Fox News
5 February 2012
I don't think I can play much better than that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Lawrie | 69 · 67 · 65 | 201 | −15 |
| T2 | Jason Day | 68 · 72 · 65 | 205 | −11 |
| T2 | Peter Hanson | 69 · 69 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| 4 | John Daly | 67 · 73 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| T5 | Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | 71 · 72 · 65 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Soren Hansen | 71 · 71 · 66 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | 72 · 68 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Ricardo Gonzalez | 71 · 67 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| T9 | Martin Kaymer | 71 · 70 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T9 | Victor Dubuisson | 72 · 68 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T9 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 69 · 68 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1969-01-01, Aberdeen, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1986; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 78 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 5, 2012) from OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet