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Sunday 20 November 2016European TourYear in Review
Fitzpatrick wins DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 November 2016 · Matt Fitzpatrick’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse US$8,000,000 USD · DP World
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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/19°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/18°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/24°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 33 · 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
- Tyrrell Hatton ENG · 272led by one after holing a bunker shot for par at the 17th, then drove into the creek on the par-five 18th and bogeyed Henrik Stenson clings on for Race to Dubai title; Matt Fitzpatrick wins World Tour Championship (PA Sport) – ESPN
60 started, 60 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Matt Fitzpatrick
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 November 2016
It's the most I've shaked over a putt in, for ever. I surprised myself. I'm normally quite sort of okay, but yeah, it was a tough one.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 November 2016
It's two years to the date that I got my Tour card, which I think about it is crazy.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 November 2016
That bunker shot on 17, I just wanted to get it close and make 4 and walk off. You know, it went in; I probably produced the worst fist pump in for a shot that's gone in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 69 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Tyrrell Hatton | 71 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | Charl Schwartzel | 70 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 67 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Victor Dubuisson | 70 · 69 · 64 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Søren Kjeldsen | 70 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Francesco Molinari | 68 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Bernd Wiesberger | 70 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Jorge Campillo | 72 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Tommy Fleetwood | 70 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Rory McIlroy | 75 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Henrik Stenson | 72 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1994-09-01, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2014; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 51 that week (OWGR rankBefore/rankFrom as stated by owgr.com (player profile and event results)).
What’s in the bag
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