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Sunday 26 January 2025DP World TourYear in Review
Rey wins Ras Al Khaimah Championship
Al Hamra Golf Club, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 January 2025 · Alejandro Del Rey’s win no. 1 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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/16°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/13°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/14°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 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
- Marcus Armitage ENG · 270cut the lead to three, but Del Rey chipped in for birdie at the 11th and holed a 50-footer at the 12th to go five clear again Alejandro del Rey, David Puig finish first, third on DP World Tour (Golfweek via Yahoo Sports)
138 started · cut -1, 73 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
Alejandro Del Rey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golfweek via Yahoo Sports
26 January 2025
I'm just grateful and I'm very happy that this finally came.
Golfweek via Yahoo Sports
26 January 2025
I got to a point last year where I just felt like I wasn't having that much fun on the golf course because for me, playing for 20th, 30th place wasn't that meaningful at that point,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Del Rey | 68 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Marcus Armitage | 63 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | David Puig | 69 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Jason Scrivener | 72 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Sebastian Söderberg | 71 · 72 · 67 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Joe Dean | 69 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Ivan Cantero | 67 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Hamish Brown | 72 · 65 · 74 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Scott Jamieson | 72 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 72 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Patrick Reed | 69 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Alexander Björk | 67 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1998-02-15, Madrid, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2020; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 308 that week (OWGR rankBefore for this event (308 -> 155) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet