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Sunday 17 January 1999European TourYear in Review
Els wins Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship
Houghton Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 January 1999 · Ernie Els’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · Alfred Dunhill
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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 85° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/14°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/15°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/14°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/14°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 26 · 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
- Richard Kaplan RSA · 277Started two behind; Els birdied the 1st and Kaplan dropped a shot at the 6th, and he never challenged, closing with 70 including a birdie at the last. Els makes his treble - BBC News
151 started, 62 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
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday (unbylined report)
17 January 1999
It's nice to get a win under the belt especially when you've just put a ring on your finger
The Independent
17 January 1999
I must get to a roulette table and try my luck on number 15 the first chance I get
Golftoday (unbylined report)
17 January 1999
To watch the ease and grace when he hits the ball is a privilege. He makes it look so easy and it's great to see a player of his class in action close up.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 67 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Richard Kaplan | 68 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | David Frost | 70 · 73 · 71 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Stephen Leaney | 73 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 73 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Steve Webster | 69 · 73 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Mark McNulty | 69 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Francis Quinn | 69 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| 9 | Peter Baker | 69 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Justin Hobday | 71 · 75 · 67 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Peter Lonard | 73 · 70 · 66 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Patrik Sjoland | 72 · 74 · 68 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Nico van Rensburg | 65 · 74 · 76 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 2; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore 5 (week 3, 1999) from OWGR player profile events table; Independent: "currently the world No 5". Age 29 stated by Golftoday. majors_to_date 2 = "his two US Open titles" (The Independent). tour_wins_to_date 7 = Wikipedia season table "(7)").
What’s in the bag
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