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Saturday 26 January 2013European TourYear in Review
Wood wins Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar · Wednesday 23 to Saturday 26 January 2013 · Chris Wood’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$2,500,000 USD · Commercial Bank · Wednesday-to-Saturday event; final round Saturday 26 January
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/14°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/13°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/16°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/15°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 26 · 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
- George Coetzee RSA · 271Closed with a 65 to lead by one in the clubhouse, then Wood eagled the par-five 18th to win by one. Chris Wood wins first European Tour title with eagle - BBC Sport
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 271Closed with a 66 and led by one with Coetzee after 17, but Wood eagled the last to win by one. Chris Wood wins first European Tour title with eagle - BBC Sport
126 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris Wood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 January 2013
I remember watching Tiger hit a shot at a tournament a few years ago on 18, an 8-iron to six feet and that was for his first win.
BBC Sport
26 January 2013
There's an enormous weight lifted off my shoulders. I feel like I can go on and win more.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 January 2013
I thought to myself, all I have to do is get past 15 and make him shoot a number, and luckily for him, he did.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Wood | 67 · 70 · 64 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | George Coetzee | 69 · 67 · 70 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Sergio Garcia | 69 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Steve Webster | 69 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Alex Noren | 71 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Anthony Wall | 66 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Branden Grace | 70 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Simon Khan | 67 · 73 · 64 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Andy Sullivan | 67 · 71 · 74 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Thongchai Jaidee | 70 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Felipe Aguilar | 69 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Jason Dufner | 71 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Mikko Ilonen | 71 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Victor Dubuisson | 68 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Martin Kaymer | 68 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1987-11-26, Bristol, England; ENG; turned pro 2008; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 142 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 4, 2013) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 142).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet