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Sunday 25 February 2018European TourYear in Review
Pepperell wins Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 February 2018 · Eddie Pepperell’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$1,750,000 USD · Commercial Bank
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/21°C · wind 32 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/19°C · wind 31 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 20.7 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
- Oliver Fisher ENG · 271Co-leader entering the final round; three front-nine bogeys, then birdies at 14, 16 and 17, but his six-foot birdie putt on the 18th to force a playoff slipped past. Pepperell holds off Fisher to win the Qatar Masters - The Peninsula Qatar (AP)
138 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
Doha Golf Club, Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Eddie Pepperell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Gulf Times
26 February 2018
Relief, I guess is the number one emotion, as is always the case with a win – although I haven’t had many,
Gulf Times
26 February 2018
When you win, you know you can win. I’ve always felt and believed I will win out here but it hadn’t happened before today.
Gulf Times
26 February 2018
I hit a lot of good shots coming down the back nine and gave myself a lot of good chances, but there were just too many bogeys today – four in total
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Pepperell | 65 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Oliver Fisher | 66 · 69 · 65 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | Marcus Kinhult | 68 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Renato Paratore | 71 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | 68 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Pablo Larrazábal | 68 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Grégory Havret | 65 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Sebastian Heisele | 67 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | George Coetzee | 69 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Matthew Baldwin | 68 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Adrian Otaegui | 67 · 66 · 73 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 68 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1991-01-22, Oxford, England; ENG; turned pro 2011; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 154 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile); The Peninsula (AP): 'The No. 154-ranked Pepperell').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet