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Sunday 19 January 2014European TourYear in Review
Larrazábal wins Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 January 2014 · Pablo Larrazábal’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse US$2,700,000 USD · HSBC
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/15°C · wind 23 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/14°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/14°C · wind 25 km/h SE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/16°C · wind 28 km/h WNW, gusts 45 · 1.5 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 275Finished one shot back after a 2-stroke penalty on Saturday for failing to take full relief from ground under repair; birdied the 18th but needed an eagle to force a playoff. Nitpicky rule derails Rory McIlroy (Bob Harig) - ESPN
- Phil Mickelson USA · 275Made a triple-bogey 7 at the 13th after a right-handed recovery shot double-hit off the hosel; birdied three of the last five but finished one shot back. Triple-bogey sinks Phil Mickelson (ESPN.com news services / AP) - ESPN
126 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Pablo Larrazábal
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 January 2014
I win when I can and I win when I have a chance to win, and thanks to all my team and my family that I did it here.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 January 2014
I feel like I'm standing here and I should be 15-under par for the tournament and win by one. But that's the way it goes. I played the least shots of anyone this week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Larrazábal | 69 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | 70 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 73 · 70 · 63 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | George Coetzee | 68 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 67 · 68 · 73 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 6 | Joost Luiten | 68 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| 7 | Johan Carlsson | 73 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Robert Karlsson | 73 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Stephen Gallacher | 70 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Darren Fichardt | 70 · 70 · 75 · 66 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Tyrrell Hatton | 69 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Peter Hanson | 70 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Thomas Bjørn | 70 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 73 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Thongchai Jaidee | 70 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Michael Hoey | 69 · 71 · 68 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Gaganjeet Bhullar | 72 · 68 · 66 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Craig Lee | 68 · 67 · 69 · 77 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1983-05-15, Barcelona, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2004; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 103 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 3, 2014) from OWGR player profile; ESPN/AP report states 'The 103-ranked Larrazabal').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet