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Sunday 28 January 2024DP World TourYear in Review
Olesen wins Ras Al Khaimah Championship
Al Hamra Golf Club, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 January 2024 · Thorbjørn Olesen’s win no. 8 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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/16°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 13 km/h ESE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/21°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/20°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 38 · 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
- Rasmus Højgaard DEN · 267finished six shots behind as Olesen closed with 67 from the 54-hole lead 2024 Ras al Khaimah Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
132 started · cut -3, 78 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
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Thorbjørn Olesen
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 69 · 62 · 63 · 67 | 261 | −27 |
| 2 | Rasmus Højgaard | 66 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 267 | −21 |
| 3 | Frederic LaCroix | 65 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| T4 | Maximilian Kieffer | 69 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Keita Nakajima | 72 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Yannik Paul | 67 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Callum Shinkwin | 62 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Brandon Stone | 64 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T9 | Sebastian Söderberg | 67 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Richard Mansell | 64 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Joshua Grenville-Wood | 67 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Angel Hidalgo | 68 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1989-12-21, Hareskovby, Furesø Municipality, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 2008; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 85 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Ras Al Khaimah Championship week (OWGR player profile events table, 2024)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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