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Sunday 27 September 2020European TourYear in Review
Catlin wins Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Galgorm Castle Golf Club, Ballymena, Northern Ireland · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 September 2020 · John Catlin’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,250,000 EUR · Dubai Duty Free · Postponed due to COVID-19 (originally scheduled to end 31 May 2020 at Mount Juliet); rescheduled to 24–27 September at Galgorm Castle with a reduced prize fund, losing Rolex Series status.
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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 32° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R112°/5°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 49 · 3.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R212°/6°C · wind 26 km/h NNW, gusts 58 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/4°C · wind 19 km/h NNW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/2°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 19 · 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
- Aaron Rai ENG · 272went for the par-5 18th in two, missed left into deep rough and bogeyed 2020 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard
120 started · cut +5, 70 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Galgorm Castle Golf Club, Galgorm Castle Golf Club, Ballymena, Northern Ireland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Catlin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GolfPunk
28 September 2020
It's pretty hard to describe. So many years of hard work have gone into this moment.
GolfPunk
28 September 2020
It was 268 yards to the hole, cold and damp. To just hit a big high draw in there like I know I can, under those conditions, really is hard to put into words.
Sky Sports
27 September 2020
To have gotten inside that top 100 is a big leap forward.
Sky Sports
27 September 2020
It's golf, and it happens, but John [Catlin] played incredibly well today and deserves it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Catlin | 67 · 70 · 69 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| 2 | Aaron Rai | 65 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Maverick Antcliff | 70 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T3 | Jazz Janewattananond | 68 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Joakim Lagergren | 70 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T5 | Oscar Lengden | 67 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Lucas Herbert | 71 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | T7 | Jordan Smith | ||
| T7 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 70 · 72 · 70 · 63 | 275 | −5 |
| 10 | Adrian Meronk | 71 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1990-11-15, Sacramento, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2013; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 138 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet