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Sunday 31 January 2021European TourYear in Review
Casey wins Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 January 2021 · Paul Casey’s win no. 15 on the European Tour · purse US$3,250,000 USD · Omega
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/13°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/13°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/16°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 36 · 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
- Brandon Stone RSA · 275Shot even-par 72 to climb into second, four back. Rejuvenated Paul Casey wins in Dubai for 15th European Tour title (AP via ESPN)
132 started · cut E, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
31 January 2021
From 2020 to now, here, I'm rejuvenated,
Associated Press via ESPN
31 January 2021
It's been totally soulless. No emotion. A whole bunch of feelings. I've not enjoyed it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 67 · 70 · 64 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Brandon Stone | 70 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Robert MacIntyre | 67 · 68 · 67 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Kalle Samooja | 68 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Laurie Canter | 70 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Bernd Wiesberger | 73 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Padraig Harrington | 71 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Sergio Garcia | 66 · 73 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Rasmus Højgaard | 72 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Wu Ashun | 71 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Matthias Schwab | 70 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Takumi Kanaya | 70 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Adri Arnaus | 68 · 69 · 74 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Antoine Rozner | 70 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Alexander Levy | 70 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Thomas Detry | 67 · 67 · 74 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 0; world No. 27 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet