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Saturday 25 January 2014European TourYear in Review
Garcia wins Commercialbank Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar · Wednesday 22 to Saturday 25 January 2014 · Sergio Garcia’s win no. 11 on the European Tour · purse US$2,500,000 USD · Commercialbank · Saturday finish (final round and playoff played 25 January 2014)
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/12°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/11°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/15°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 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
- Mikko Ilonen FIN · 272Closed with 66 to tie at 16 under, matched Garcia's birdies on the first two playoff holes, then lost on the third extra hole after finding rough and a greenside bunker and making par. Garcia wins Qatar to end Tour drought (Reuters) - Al Jazeera
126 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Commercialbank Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sergio Garcia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 January 2014
I came two short of my target in the regulation. I thought 64 would do it out right. 66 was good enough for the playoff, but Sergio was a bit better this time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 January 2014
What I was a bit more worried was when Mikko had that eagle chance on the second playoff hole and then he had the chance to win. But it was a tough putt.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 January 2014
We've obviously-- we're not going through the nicest economic times, but you know, at least we can give them something to smile about and be happy about, that's what we try.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Garcia | 71 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Mikko Ilonen | 68 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 68 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 66 · 65 · 73 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Alejandro Cañizares | 68 · 68 · 73 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | George Coetzee | 64 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Thomas Aiken | 67 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Steve Webster | 65 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Magnus Carlsson | 69 · 71 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Dawie van der Walt | 65 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-09, Borriol, Castellón, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1999; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 0; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 4, 2014) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 11).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet