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Sunday 22 May 2016European TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 May 2016 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 13 on the European Tour · purse €4,000,000 EUR · Dubai Duty Free · weather-delayed third round completed on Sunday morning; final round interrupted twice by hailstorms and rain (one delay of 69 minutes)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/8°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 56 · 3.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/11°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 53 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/8°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 50 · 15.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/7°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 38 · 2.4 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
- Russell Knox SCO · 279led by one with three to play after four birdies and an eagle, then found sand off the 16th tee and three-putted for bogey as McIlroy birdied 16 and eagled 18 Rory McIlroy finishes with a flourish to claim Irish Open victory - ESPN (PA Sport)
- Bradley Dredge WAL · 279closed with a 66 from well back to share second, the biggest payday of his career Rory McIlroy finishes with a flourish to claim Irish Open victory - ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
The K Club (Palmer North), The K Club, Straffan, County Kildare, Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (TV broadcast interview)
22 May 2016
I don't usually get emotional winning tournaments. I'm obviously over the moon and very happy, but I had to hold back the tears there on the 18th green.
ESPN
22 May 2016
The way I played the last three holes ... it was the turning point in the tournament, but it could also be the turning point in my season.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Bradley Dredge | 71 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Russell Knox | 75 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| 4 | Matthew Southgate | 70 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Martin Kaymer | 69 · 73 · 75 · 65 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Maximilian Kieffer | 77 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Tyrrell Hatton | 72 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Eddie Pepperell | 71 · 70 · 76 · 66 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 72 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Rikard Karlberg | 73 · 73 · 72 · 66 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 72 · 72 · 74 · 66 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | James Morrison | 70 · 76 · 69 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Lee Westwood | 72 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Sebastien Gros | 71 · 70 · 73 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Gregory Bourdy | 72 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Jamie Donaldson | 71 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Richard Sterne | 72 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 4; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Dubai Duty Free Irish Open 2016 (3 -> 3) per OWGR player profile; PA Sport also calls him 'the world No. 3').
What’s in the bag
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