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Sunday 24 January 1999European TourYear in Review
Frost wins Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open
Stellenbosch Golf Club, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 January 1999 · David Frost’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · Mercedes-Benz, Vodacom
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/18°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/19°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/18°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 40 · 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
- Sven Struver GER · 281Shared the lead on the 72nd tee but his nine-iron approach from a divot found the greenside pond; double bogey dropped him to fourth. David Frost wins Mercedes Benz/Vodacom SA Open - Golftoday
- Scott Dunlap USA · 280Tied second, one behind, after Struver's double bogey at the last. Golftoday final scores
- Jeev Milkha Singh IND · 280Tied second, one behind. Golftoday final scores
147 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Mercedes-Benz - Vodacom South African Open
Stellenbosch Golf Club, Stellenbosch Golf Club, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
David Frost
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golftoday (unbylined report)
24 January 1999
My first memories of golf are from this course. My Dad used to sit at the bar here after I'd caddied for him then I used to go and play holes seven, eight and nine.
BBC News
24 January 1999
I remember playing hundreds of rounds on this course with my father. It was a very emotional moment.
The Independent
24 January 1999
My drive was perfect on the 18th but it went into a divot and from there the ball could have gone anywhere. It was just bad luck.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Frost | 69 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Scott Dunlap | 73 · 65 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T2 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 71 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| 4 | Sven Struver | 67 · 67 · 73 · 74 | 281 | −3 |
| 5 | Hennie Otto | 72 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T6 | Thomas Bjorn | 72 · 73 · 68 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
| T6 | Ernie Els | 71 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 283 | −1 |
| T6 | Bob May | 70 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 283 | −1 |
| T9 | John Bickerton | 71 · 66 · 74 · 73 | 284 | E |
| T9 | Jean Hugo | 74 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 284 | E |
The golfer
born 1959-09-11, Cape Town, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1981; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 92 that week (OWGR rankBefore 92 (week 4, 1999) from OWGR player profile events table; OWGR event page rankFrom 92. age_that_week = born 1959-09-11 (Wikipedia, OWGR) subtracted from event dates. tour_wins_to_date 2 = Wikipedia season table "(2)"; majors null (infobox blank)).
What’s in the bag
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