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Sunday 30 January 2022DP World TourYear in Review
Hovland wins Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 January 2022 · Viktor Hovland’s win no. 2 on the DP World Tour · purse US$8,000,000 USD · Slync.io
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/12°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/15°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/18°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 21 km/h W, 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
- Richard Bland ENG · 276Birdied the last two holes for a 68 to force a playoff at 12 under, then lost to a birdie on the first extra hole. Viktor Hovland beats Richard Bland in Dubai Desert Classic play-off - BBC Sport
132 started · cut +2, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club (Majlis Course), Emirates Golf Club, Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Viktor Hovland
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport (told Sky Sports)
30 January 2022
This is pretty wild, especially because I didn't think it was possible going into today,
BBC Sport (told Sky Sports)
30 January 2022
I'm pumping right now, it's a bit surreal. It's hard to calm yourself in a play-off but you've just got to go back to what you know.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Hovland | 68 · 69 · 73 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Richard Bland | 69 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Sam Horsfield | 69 · 69 · 75 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Adrian Meronk | 69 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Tyrrell Hatton | 69 · 66 · 73 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Erik van Rooyen | 69 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Justin Harding | 65 · 68 · 71 · 76 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | 69 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Jordan Smith | 72 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Padraig Harrington | 70 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1997-09-18; NOR; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet