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Saturday 30 January 2016European TourYear in Review
Grace wins Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar · Wednesday 27 to Saturday 30 January 2016 · Branden Grace’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · purse US$2,500,000 USD · Commercial Bank · Played Wednesday to Saturday
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/16°C · wind 26 km/h NNW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/14°C · wind 35 km/h NNW, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/11°C · wind 35 km/h NW, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/11°C · wind 35 km/h NW, gusts 53 · 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
- Thorbjørn Olesen DEN · 276Closed with 71; Grace said a birdie by Olesen at the 16th would have made it 'a different story', and he finished two back. Branden Grace - Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, January 30, 2016 - ASAP Sports transcript
- Rafa Cabrera Bello ESP · 276Made a bad mistake at the 8th, then a strong finish for a closing 70, two shots behind. Rafa Cabrera Bello - Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, January 30, 2016 - ASAP Sports transcript
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)
30 January 2016
It's brutal conditions out there. You can't really force things to happen. You just need to stay patient and let it happen.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 January 2016
I enjoy tough conditions. I'm a grinder, and you know, the patience was a big key.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 January 2016
Oh, it's great. I'll say this, I'm definitely coming back.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branden Grace | 70 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 67 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 67 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Bradley Dredge | 71 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Lee Slattery | 69 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Andrew Johnston | 66 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | George Coetzee | 67 · 70 · 73 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 66 · 74 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Louis Oosthuizen | 65 · 73 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Richard Bland | 72 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Ricardo Gouveia | 67 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Tommy Fleetwood | 67 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1988-05-20, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2007; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 5, 2016) from OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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