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Sunday 18 January 2015European TourYear in Review
Stal wins Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 January 2015 · Gary Stal’s win no. 1 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 41 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).
- R124°/16°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/17°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/15°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/16°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 270Closed with a 66, hitting every green, but a 71 with missed putts in the third round left him too much to do; his fourth runner-up finish in Abu Dhabi. Martin Kaymer squanders huge lead - ESPN (AP)
126 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club (National Course), Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gary Stal
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 January 2015
It's unbelievable to win, because when I see the leaderboard and the 5th hole, I saw Martin Kaymer on 24-under, and I say, it's not possible to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 January 2015
No, this morning, I think to the second place, I didn't think to the first place.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 January 2015
Going out today, my goal today was to finish second. I didn't think I was going to get close to winning the golf tournament. I think Martin was ten ahead at one point.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Stal | 68 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Martin Kaymer | 64 · 67 · 65 · 75 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Victor Dubuisson | 69 · 72 · 64 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Thomas Pieters | 65 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Tyrrell Hatton | 66 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | James Morrison | 68 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Bernd Wiesberger | 72 · 65 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Ross Fisher | 71 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Jamie Donaldson | 73 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Charl Schwartzel | 71 · 68 · 65 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1992-02-09, Décines, France; FRA; turned pro 2012; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 357 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 3, 2015) from OWGR player profile API; AP: 'the No. 357-ranked Frenchman').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet