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Sunday 21 January 2024DP World TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Hero Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 January 2024 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 17 on the DP World Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · Hero
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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/19°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/19°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/16°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/17°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 33 · 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
- Adrian Meronk POL · 275finished one shot back as McIlroy closed with a 2-under 70 2024 Hero Dubai Desert Classic final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
126 started · cut E, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Hero Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club (Majlis Course), Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via ESPN)
21 January 2024
It was one of those days where there wasn't a ton of fireworks just because the course was so difficult.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
21 January 2024
It's a great platform to build from … I know I'm playing good golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 70 · 63 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Adrian Meronk | 68 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Cameron Young | 67 · 64 · 71 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Pablo Larrazábal | 73 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Aaron Cockerill | 71 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Joaquín Niemann | 69 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Adam Scott | 69 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Masahiro Kawamura | 75 · 63 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Nicolai Højgaard | 68 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Haotong Li | 67 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 4; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic week (OWGR player profile events table, 2024)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet