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Sunday 24 January 2016European TourYear in Review
Fowler wins Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 January 2016 · Rickie Fowler’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse US$2,700,000 USD · HSBC · Fog delays: the third round was completed on Sunday morning before the final round
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/15°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/17°C · wind 17 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/14°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 20 · 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
- Thomas Pieters BEL · 273Playing with Fowler, got within one with a birdie at 13 but parred in, missing an eagle putt on the 18th by an inch as Fowler two-putted to win by one. Rickie Fowler wins Abu Dhabi Championship by 1 shot - ESPN (news services / AP)
126 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rickie Fowler
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 January 2016
So not how it was planned out but came out on top. So very, very happy about the week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 January 2016
First time I've been inside the top five. Gotten in the five, so this is the highest, or lowest, however you want to say it, I've been ranked.
ESPN (news services / AP)
24 January 2016
I want to be part of the crew. It would be a pretty good foursome. I think I mentioned through the summer at some point, I said I was a sneaky fourth.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rickie Fowler | 70 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Thomas Pieters | 69 · 73 · 64 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | 65 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy | 66 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Marcel Siem | 72 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Jordan Spieth | 68 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Alejandro Cañizares | 71 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Branden Grace | 66 · 74 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Byeong Hun An | 69 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Joost Luiten | 69 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1988-12-13, Murrieta, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2009; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 4, 2016) from OWGR player profile API; AP: 'move him from No. 6 to No. 4').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet