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Sunday 14 January 2024DP World TourYear in Review
Fleetwood wins Dubai Invitational
Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 January 2024 · Tommy Fleetwood’s win no. 7 on the DP World Tour · purse $2,500,000 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
10 h 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/13°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/14°C · wind 13 km/h ESE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/15°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 20 · 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 266three-putted from 2 feet for bogey at the par-3 14th and drove into the water at 18 for a closing bogey; lost by one 2024 Dubai Invitational final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
- Thriston Lawrence RSA · 266finished joint second, one shot behind 2024 Dubai Invitational final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
60 started, 60 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai Invitational
Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tommy Fleetwood
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via ESPN)
14 January 2024
I've had plenty of times where somebody has finished well against me when I've not quite done enough, and today was my turn to walk through the door today.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
14 January 2024
First week back out, I think you're going to expect some of those sloppy mistakes … Unfortunately for me, those mistakes came at the wrong time today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Fleetwood | 66 · 69 · 63 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| T2 | Thriston Lawrence | 65 · 70 · 67 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | 62 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| 4 | Jordan Smith | 68 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| 5 | Francesco Molinari | 68 · 70 · 68 · 63 | 269 | −15 |
| T6 | Sean Crocker | 67 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Zander Lombard | 67 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Yannik Paul | 64 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T8 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 66 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| 10 | Adrian Meronk | 70 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1991-01-19, Southport, Merseyside, England; ENG; turned pro 2010; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Dubai Invitational week (OWGR player profile events table, 2024)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet