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Sunday 9 February 1997European TourYear in Review
Singh wins South African Open
Glendower Country Club, Johannesburg, South Africa (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 February 1997 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 7 on the European Tour
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Nick Price ZIM · 271Cut the gap to one but hit into the water at the 15th for a bogey, missed birdie putts at 16 and 17 (the latter from 6 feet), then holed a 20-footer at the last for 68, one behind. GOLFonline - 1997 South African Open final-round story
136 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
South African Open
Glendower Country Club, Glendower Country Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
9 February 1997
I almost gave it away on 17 there, but that's part of the game.
GOLFonline (Golf Magazine)
9 February 1997
I putted really well today,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Nick Price | 72 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Fulton Allem | 66 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Mark McNulty | 275 | −13 | |
| T3 | Ernie Els | 66 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 6 | Retief Goosen | 72 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Ian Woosnam | 66 · 75 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | David Gilford | 69 · 66 · 74 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Jean Van de Velde | 68 · 69 · 73 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Sven Struver | 70 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Clinton Whitelaw | 74 · 66 · 74 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 26 that week (OWGR rankBefore 26 (week 6, 1997) from OWGR player profile events table. Age 33 = Wikipedia birth date 1963-02-22 subtracted from end date. tour_wins_to_date 7 = Wikipedia season table "(7)" and European Tour wins table no. 7; majors_to_date 0 = Wikipedia wins table, first major is no. 8 (1998 PGA Championship).).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet