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Sunday 19 January 2020European TourYear in Review
Westwood wins Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Abu Dhabi Golf Club, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 January 2020 · Lee Westwood’s win no. 25 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/14°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/13°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/14°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 25 · 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
- Matt Fitzpatrick ENG · 271tied second, two shots back 2020 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard - Golf News Net
- Tommy Fleetwood ENG · 271tied second, two back after a closing 63 2020 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard - Golf News Net
- Victor Perez FRA · 271tied second, two back after a closing 63, the lowest round of his career 2020 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard - Golf News Net
· cut -1, 73 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
Lee Westwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Reuters wire)
19 January 2020
I decided to do Dry January, which right now seems a massive mistake and I'll do really well to get through tonight without a drink
ESPN (Associated Press wire)
19 January 2020
I was trying to control me, control my emotions and control what I'm working on in the golf swing. Just managed to do that.
ESPN (Associated Press wire)
19 January 2020
You just concentrate on what you're doing and every time, every week we play, somebody is going to play great golf and at the moment that's Lee
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | 68 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Tommy Fleetwood | 71 · 70 · 67 · 63 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Victor Perez | 70 · 70 · 68 · 63 | 271 | −17 |
| 5 | Louis Oosthuizen | 69 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Ross Fisher | 70 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Shaun Norris | 64 · 77 · 68 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Sergio Garcia | 67 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Scott Jamieson | 71 · 72 · 67 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Martin Kaymer | 68 · 73 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Bernd Wiesberger | 69 · 69 · 65 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1973-04-24; ENG; age 46 that week; tour wins to date: 25; world No. 63 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet