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Saturday 5 December 2020European TourYear in Review
Rozner wins Golf in Dubai Championship
Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Wednesday 2 to Saturday 5 December 2020 · Antoine Rozner’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$1,200,000 USD · Saturday finish (Golf News Net). Tournament added to the schedule on 9 November 2020 as part of COVID-19 changes.
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/18°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/19°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/20°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 31 · 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
- Andy Sullivan ENG · 265began the final day four shots clear of Rozner and was caught by his closing 64; one of four tied second Frenchman Rozner wins maiden European Tour title in Dubai – ESPN (Reuters)
- Mike Lorenzo-Vera FRA · 265tied second, two shots back 2020 Golf in Dubai Championship final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard
- Matt Wallace ENG · 265tied second, two shots back 2020 Golf in Dubai Championship final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard
- Francesco Laporta ITA · 265tied second, two shots back 2020 Golf in Dubai Championship final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard
107 started · cut -3, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Golf in Dubai Championship
Jumeirah Golf Estates (Fire Course), Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Antoine Rozner
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Reuters)
5 December 2020
I knew my game was there, I just didn't know it was that good
ESPN (Reuters)
5 December 2020
The first time I saw I was in the lead was on the 18th green. I didn't really look at the leaderboards
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antoine Rozner | 63 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 263 | −25 |
| T2 | Francesco Laporta | 65 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 265 | −23 |
| T2 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 69 · 66 · 65 · 65 | 265 | −23 |
| T2 | Andy Sullivan | 61 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 265 | −23 |
| T2 | Matt Wallace | 63 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 265 | −23 |
| 6 | Grant Forrest | 66 · 68 · 70 · 63 | 267 | −21 |
| 7 | Ross Fisher | 63 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| T8 | Steven Brown | 70 · 63 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T8 | Joakim Lagergren | 67 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T8 | Niklas Lemke | 66 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T8 | Marc Warren | 64 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T8 | Bernd Wiesberger | 70 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1993-02-12, Paris, France; FRA; turned pro 2016; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 204 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet