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Sunday 12 February 2012European TourYear in Review
Bello wins Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 February 2012 · Rafa Cabrera Bello’s win no. 2 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 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/12°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/13°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/16°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/17°C · wind 32 km/h W, gusts 53 · 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 · 271Overnight leader; led by two early after an eagle at the 2nd but struggled on the greens, missed a seven-foot birdie putt at 17 and needed a birdie at 18 to force a play-off but chipped 20 feet past. Cabrera-Bello sinks late birdie to win in Dubai (Reuters) - Fox News
- Stephen Gallacher SCO · 271
138 started, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club (Majlis Course), Emirates Golf Club, Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Rafa Cabrera Bello
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 63 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Stephen Gallacher | 69 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Marcel Siem | 65 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Søren Kjeldsen | 68 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | George Coetzee | 69 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Scott Jamieson | 65 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | 66 · 65 · 72 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 66 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Thomas Bjørn | 66 · 65 · 73 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Joel Sjöholm | 71 · 66 · 66 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1984-05-25, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2005; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 119 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 6, 2012) from OWGR player profile; Reuters: 'his world ranking of 119').
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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