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Saturday 24 January 2015European TourYear in Review
Grace wins Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar · Wednesday 21 to Saturday 24 January 2015 · Branden Grace’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse US$2,500,000 USD · Commercial Bank · Wednesday-to-Saturday event; final round Saturday 24 January
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/11°C · wind 21 km/h NW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/10°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/11°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 18 · 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
- Marc Warren SCO · 270A joint overnight leader, recovered from a double bogey at the 8th with six birdies in nine holes and a closing birdie, but missed a 20-foot putt to force a playoff. Qatar Masters: Branden Grace completes one-shot win in Doha - BBC Sport
126 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Branden Grace
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 January 2015
This morning, I woke up, I went through a little bit of the previous videos of when I won just to try to get me in the right frame of mind and it worked.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 January 2015
So I told Zack, "We need this one."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 January 2015
Yeah, the last ten holes, I think it's some of the best golf I've ever played to be honest.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branden Grace | 67 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Marc Warren | 71 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Bernd Wiesberger | 69 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Eddie Pepperell | 69 · 71 · 65 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Gregory Bourdy | 70 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Byeong Hun An | 67 · 69 · 72 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Emiliano Grillo | 67 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| 8 | Alejandro Cañizares | 67 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 9 | Alex Noren | 67 · 71 · 72 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Benjamin Hebert | 72 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Oliver Fisher | 65 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1988-05-20, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2007; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0; world No. 79 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 4, 2015) from OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet