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Sunday 18 November 2018European TourYear in Review
Willett wins DP World Tour Championship, Dubai
Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 November 2018 · Danny Willett’s win no. 6 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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R135°/20°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/23°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/23°C · wind 22 km/h NW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/24°C · wind 25 km/h WNW, gusts 41 · 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
- Patrick Reed USA · 272started the day tied for the lead with Willett, missed the green and bogeyed the par-3 17th, then birdied the 18th to tie second, two back DP World Tour Championship: Danny Willett seals first title since 2016 Masters in Dubai – ESPN
- Matt Wallace ENG · 272closed with a 68 to set the clubhouse target at 16 under; his chip for eagle at the 18th just missed Matt Wallace – ASAP Sports transcript (2018-11-18)
60 started, 59 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
Danny Willett
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2018
But this, coming back after everything that's happened, this year, really, is going to go down in the history books for myself as one of the most pleasing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2018
The moves felt horrendous and the ball flight was horrendous, but I wasn't in pain.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2018
Yeah, I wanted that one so badly.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Willett | 67 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Patrick Reed | 69 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Matt Wallace | 68 · 65 · 71 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Dean Burmester | 71 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Adrian Otaegui | 66 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Jon Rahm | 67 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Dylan Frittelli | 70 · 73 · 66 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Tom Lewis | 69 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 70 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | 71 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Alexander Noren | 69 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1987-10-03, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2008; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 276 that week (OWGR rankBefore/rankFrom as stated by owgr.com (player profile and event results)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet