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Sunday 13 January 2002European TourYear in Review
Clark wins Bell's South African Open
Durban Country Club, Durban, South Africa · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 January 2002 · Tim Clark’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £500,000 GBP · Bell's
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 82° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/23°C · wind 26 km/h NE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/26°C · wind 28 km/h NE, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/22°C · wind 32 km/h SSW, gusts 62 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/21°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 44 · 2.8 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
- Steve Webster ENG · 271Eagled the 3rd and closed with a 64, the week's joint-lowest round, getting within one after Clark's bogey at the 11th before Clark birdied the 12th, 14th and 15th; his fourth runner-up finish on the tour. Qualifier Clark claims first title - The Independent
151 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Bell's South African Open
Durban Country Club, Durban Country Club, Durban, South Africa
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Tim Clark
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Clark | 66 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Steve Webster | 271 | ||
| T3 | James Kingston | 66 · 67 · 74 · 68 | 275 | |
| T3 | Jonathan Lomas | 68 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 275 | |
| T5 | David Park | 71 · 68 · 73 · 64 | 276 | |
| T5 | Simon Dyson | 67 · 73 · 69 · 67 | 276 | |
| T5 | Alastair Forsyth | 66 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 276 | |
| T5 | Retief Goosen | 67 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Doug McGuigan | 71 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 277 | |
| T9 | Martin Maritz | 72 · 64 · 72 · 69 | 277 | |
| T9 | Roger Wessels | 68 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 277 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-17, Durban, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1998; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 444 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 2, 2002) from OWGR player profile events table; age 26 stated by RTÉ, The Independent and Golftoday, matches born 1975-12-17 (Wikipedia, OWGR); tour win 1 = Wikipedia European Tour wins table + season page '(1)'; majors_to_date null: Wikipedia infobox majorwins blank).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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