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Sunday 2 February 2020European TourYear in Review
McDowell wins Saudi International
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia · Thursday 30 January to Sunday 2 February 2020 · Graeme McDowell’s win no. 11 on the European Tour · purse US$3,500,000 USD
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/18°C · wind 23 km/h N, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/21°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/19°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/17°C · wind 22 km/h NNW, gusts 34 · 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
- Dustin Johnson USA · 270defending champion; eagled the final hole to take solo second, two shots back 2020 Saudi International final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard - Golf News Net
· cut +1, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Saudi International
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Graeme McDowell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN
2 February 2020
It's special ... I've been working hard the last year and a half. I want to be back up there one more time, just to be able to play against these guys.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme McDowell | 64 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
| 2 | Dustin Johnson | 67 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Gavin Green | 64 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Phil Mickelson | 66 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Thomas Pieters | 70 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Abraham Ancer | 69 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Thomas Detry | 73 · 66 · 65 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Victor Dubuisson | 69 · 65 · 65 · 74 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Ross Fisher | 66 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Sergio Garcia | 69 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1979-07-30; NIR; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 11; world No. 104 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet