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Monday 19 February 1996European TourYear in Review
Strüver wins Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship
Houghton Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa · Thursday 15 to Monday 19 February 1996 · Sven Strüver’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse 300,000 (Purse column headed £) GBP · Alfred Dunhill · Shortened to 54 holes due to rain (Wikipedia). Lightning and rain postponed the third and final round on Sunday 18 February; it was completed on Monday 19 February, when Strüver won without hitting a shot (The Independent, 20 February 1996).
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/12°C · wind 26 km/h E, gusts 58 · 9.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 23 km/h ENE, gusts 41 · 4.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/14°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 21 · 8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 7 km/h ENE, gusts 24 · 14 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R523°/14°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 28 · 8.5 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
- Ernie Els RSAResumed on 11 under with six and a half holes to play; after two bogeys and two birdies he pushed a four-foot putt past at the 16th and finished joint second, three behind. Struver's wait rewarded - The Independent
- David Feherty NIRFinished joint second, three strokes behind Strüver. Struver's wait rewarded - The Independent
85 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship
Houghton Golf Club, Houghton Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sven Strüver
Score and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Independent
20 February 1996
Winning your first tournament is always the toughest but I hope it won't change my life. This is a long way from home and I doubt if people in Germany will even realise that I have won a tournament.
The Independent
17 February 1996
I was particularly happy with my long irons which went very straight. But what made the biggest difference to me was being able to see my good shots land.
The Independent
17 February 1996
I was able to have intensive physiotherapy on the elbow and although it's still sore it's nothing like as bad.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven Struver | −14 | |
| T2 | David Feherty | ||
| T2 | Ernie Els | ||
| T4 | Richard Boxall | ||
| T4 | Iain Pyman | ||
| T6 | Carl Mason | ||
| T6 | Brett Liddle | ||
| T8 | Trevor Dodds | ||
| T8 | Tony Johnstone | ||
| T8 | Ian Palmer | ||
| T8 | Frank Nobilo | ||
| T8 | Bruce Vaughan | ||
| T8 | Costantino Rocca | ||
| T8 | Paul Broadhurst | ||
| T8 | Andrew Coltart | ||
| T8 | David Howell |
The golfer
born in Bremen, Germany; GER; turned pro 1990; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 141 that week (OWGR rankFrom 141 on the OWGR event page (week 7, 1996). Age 28 stated by The Independent ('The 28-year-old'). Birth date null: Wikipedia 1967-08-09 vs OWGR 1967-09-08 (conflict). tour_wins_to_date 1 = Wikipedia season table '(1)'; Independent 'his first European Tour victory'. majors_to_date null: infobox blank.).
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