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Sunday 5 February 2017European TourYear in Review
Garcia wins Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 February 2017 · Sergio Garcia’s win no. 12 on the European Tour · purse US$2,650,000 USD · Omega
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/18°C · wind 36 km/h WNW, gusts 56 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/13°C · wind 51 km/h WNW, gusts 77 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/13°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 27 · 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
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 272Cut Garcia's lead to two with back-nine birdies, then airmailed the green at the par-3 15th for a bogey while Garcia made birdie; a closing birdie left him three back. Sergio Garcia finishes wire-to-wire win at Dubai Desert Classic - ESPN (Associated Press)
132 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club (Majlis Course), Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sergio Garcia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 February 2017
I think that when things are going well off the golf course it's much easier to feel comfortable on a golf course, because there's no worries.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 February 2017
If you can promise me that if I play those two I'll win The Open, then I'll play them (laughter). But I know you can't do that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 February 2017
Airmailed the green on 15 and led to bogey. And Sergio hit a good shot to three feet and then it was pretty much game, set, match.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Garcia | 65 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Lasse Jensen | 69 · 70 · 70 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Tyrrell Hatton | 72 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 69 · 72 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Peter Uihlein | 69 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Brandon Stone | 70 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | George Coetzee | 66 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Stephen Gallacher | 72 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Magnus Carlsson | 71 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-09, Borriol, Castellón, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1999; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 0; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 5, 2017) from OWGR player profile API; AP (ESPN) also states 'his current 15th place').
What’s in the bag
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