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Sunday 23 November 2014European TourYear in Review
Stenson wins DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 November 2014 · Henrik Stenson’s win no. 9 on the European Tour · purse US$8,000,000 USD · DP World
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/22°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/20°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/19°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/18°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 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
- Victor Dubuisson FRA · 274closed with 68, birdieing the last, to share second two behind after Stenson birdied 17 and 18 Henrik Stenson defends Dubai title (Associated Press) – ESPN
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 274closed with 68; briefly threatened with birdies on 14 and 15 but finished two back in a share of second Henrik Stenson defends Dubai title (Associated Press) – ESPN
- Justin Rose ENG · 274three straight birdies from the 14th, then left a birdie putt short on 18 to share second, two back Justin Rose – ASAP Sports transcript (2014-11-23)
60 started, 60 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Henrik Stenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2014
No, I'm the Ice Man, remember? (Laughter) Of course I feel nervous. Everyone's nervous. Any one that says they aren't nervous, they are lying.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2014
I tried to play a cut 2-iron against the wind and just like completely quit on it and hit like a push/slice/shank, something like that, straight into the building.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 November 2014
I didn't bank on Henrik making a birdie on 17, which is obviously a phenomenal golf shot he hit in there, so every credit to him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Victor Dubuisson | 71 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | 66 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Justin Rose | 71 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | Shane Lowry | 66 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Louis Oosthuizen | 69 · 71 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Robert Karlsson | 71 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Tyrrell Hatton | 70 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Branden Grace | 72 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Joost Luiten | 70 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 73 · 64 · 65 · 75 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-05, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 0; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile).
What’s in the bag
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