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Sunday 2 February 2014European TourYear in Review
Gallacher wins Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 30 January to Sunday 2 February 2014 · Stephen Gallacher’s win no. 3 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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/16°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/16°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/18°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/17°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 28 · 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
- Emiliano Grillo ARG · 273Closed with a 66, eagling the 72nd hole, to post 15 under and finish one stroke behind; Gallacher parred the last to win. Stephen Gallacher defends Dubai title (Associated Press) - ESPN
132 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club (Majlis course), 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)
2 February 2014
I was quite fortunate that no one was running away with it to be honest. I knew I was only a couple back with three par 5s and 17 you can go for.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 February 2014
That's my goal at the start of the year was to get into these events. I knew I was only a win away from sort of getting into everything, the Match Plays and U.S. Opens and all these places.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 February 2014
That second shot on 18 went a little bit left and a little bit further than I wanted, and got lucky and then I got lucky with a big putt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Gallacher | 66 · 71 · 63 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Emiliano Grillo | 71 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Romain Wattel | 68 · 73 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Brooks Koepka | 69 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Mikko Ilonen | 69 · 72 · 70 · 64 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Steve Webster | 71 · 70 · 64 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Robert Rock | 67 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 71 · 68 · 65 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Paul Casey | 70 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Bernd Wiesberger | 70 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Edoardo Molinari | 65 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Rory McIlroy | 63 · 70 · 69 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1974-11-01, Dechmont, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1995; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 67 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 5, 2014) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 67).
What’s in the bag
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