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Sunday 19 November 2017European TourYear in Review
Rahm wins DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 November 2017 · Jon Rahm’s win no. 2 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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/20°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/20°C · wind 21 km/h E, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/19°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 34 · 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
- Kiradech Aphibarnrat THA · 270closed with a 67 to finish one shot behind Rahm at 18 under Tommy Fleetwood wins European Tour's Race to Dubai (PA Sport) – ESPN
- Shane Lowry IRL · 270closed with a 63, equalling the week's lowest round, to set 18 under and finish one shot back Tommy Fleetwood wins European Tour's Race to Dubai (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
Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 November 2017
I think more than proving anybody else, it's proving to myself that I belong here.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 November 2017
I was 16-under and Rosey was 19-under and I birdied 10, I'm like, okay, this is a good moment, followed by about three or four horrible iron shots.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 November 2017
I didn't know I was going to shoot the best score of the season on my last day of the season. At least it gives me something to smile about going into my Christmas break.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 69 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 69 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Shane Lowry | 69 · 70 · 68 · 63 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Dean Burmester | 70 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Dylan Frittelli | 71 · 68 · 63 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Justin Rose | 66 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T8 | Tyrrell Hatton | 72 · 63 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Julian Suri | 68 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Patrick Reed | 65 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Peter Uihlein | 71 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika, Biscay, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore/rankFrom as stated by owgr.com (player profile and event results)).
What’s in the bag
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