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Sunday 5 February 2023DP World TourYear in Review
Gavins wins Ras Al Khaimah Championship
Al Hamra Golf Club, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 February 2023 · Daniel Gavins’s win no. 2 on the DP World Tour · purse 2,000,000 (US$) 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
10 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/21°C · wind 19 km/h ESE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/20°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/18°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/17°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, 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
- Alexander Björk SWE · 272finished 1 stroke behind the winner (tied second) Ras Al Khaimah Championship - Wikipedia
- Zander Lombard RSA · 272finished 1 stroke behind the winner (tied second) Ras Al Khaimah Championship - Wikipedia
132 started · cut -3, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Ras Al Khaimah Championship
Al Hamra Golf Club, Al Hamra Golf Club, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Daniel Gavins
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
5 February 2023
I'm pretty speechless to be honest,
BBC Sport
5 February 2023
I'd put two in the water and I thought 'that's one way to end the tournament'. I sunk the putt and went to the back of the green and saw that I was actually winning still.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Gavins | 68 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Alexander Björk | 67 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Zander Lombard | 69 · 68 · 63 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Adrian Meronk | 68 · 65 · 75 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 72 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Adri Arnaus | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Rikuya Hoshino | 70 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Rasmus Højgaard | 66 · 67 · 68 · 73 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Ross Fisher | 70 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Matthieu Pavon | 71 · 65 · 67 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1991-03-20; ENG; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 296 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet