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Sunday 21 January 2018European TourYear in Review
Fleetwood wins Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 January 2018 · Tommy Fleetwood’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse US$3,000,000 USD · HSBC
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/18°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/14°C · wind 19 km/h NNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/18°C · wind 35 km/h NW, gusts 55 · 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
- Ross Fisher ENG · 268Co-led overnight and was four under through nine, but bogeyed the 15th and needed an eagle on the 18th to tie; made par and lost by two to Fleetwood's back-nine 30. Sensational back nine gives Tommy Fleetwood victory in Abu Dhabi - ESPN (PA Sport)
, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tommy Fleetwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 January 2018
It's a really strange feeling because you feel quite possessive over your trophy and you don't really want to give it back.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 January 2018
I wouldn't have known I shot 30 on the back nine when I came in.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 January 2018
So hats off to Tommy. I don't feel like I've lost a tournament. Tommy's gone out there and shot 65 and he's won it, so all credit to Tommy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Fleetwood | 66 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Ross Fisher | 67 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| T3 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 68 · 70 · 63 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy | 69 · 66 · 65 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T5 | Chris Paisley | 69 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Thomas Pieters | 67 · 65 · 67 · 72 | 271 | −17 |
| 7 | Alexander Levy | 69 · 65 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 8 | Henrik Stenson | 70 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Paul Casey | 70 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Thomas Detry | 70 · 68 · 64 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Dustin Johnson | 72 · 64 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Andrew Johnston | 68 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 67 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1991-01-19, Southport, Merseyside, England; ENG; turned pro 2010; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 18 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 3, 2018) from OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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