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Sunday 3 February 2013European TourYear in Review
Gallacher wins Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 31 January to Sunday 3 February 2013 · Stephen Gallacher’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
10 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/18°C · wind 15 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/22°C · wind 30 km/h S, gusts 47 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/18°C · wind 24 km/h NW, gusts 40 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/17°C · wind 36 km/h W, gusts 58 · 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
- Richard Sterne RSA · 269Led on the 10th but made four bogeys in his last eight holes as Gallacher holed a 115-yard sand wedge for eagle at 16. Stephen Gallacher wins Dubai by 3 (Associated Press) - ESPN
132 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
Stephen Gallacher
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 February 2013
I need to go back to church after that and say my thank yous.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 February 2013
I would say the one at 9 could have went-- I had a gap there about two foot, I had to get it under and over, uncut it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 February 2013
I think it's the fourth shot he's holed this week. So you know, it's tough to beat a guy when he's doing stuff like that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Gallacher | 63 · 70 · 62 · 71 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Richard Sterne | 62 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Felipe Aguilar | 68 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 67 · 66 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Marcus Fraser | 67 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | 67 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Ricardo Santos | 66 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Robert Rock | 70 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Steve Webster | 69 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 68 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | 65 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1974-11-01, Dechmont, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1995; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 111 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 5, 2013) from OWGR player profile; AP: 'The 111th-ranked Scotsman').
What’s in the bag
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