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Sunday 12 December 2004European TourYear in Review
Schwartzel wins Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Malalane, Mpumalanga, South Africa · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 December 2004 · Charl Schwartzel’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse £500,000 GBP · 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 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 88° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/18°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 36 · 19.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 49 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 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
- Neil Cheetham ENG · 281Overnight leader by two; birdied the last in regulation to force a playoff but could only par the 18th at the first extra hole after reaching the green in two. Schwartzel pips Cheetham to title - BBC Sport
156 started, 78 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Leopard Creek Country Club, Malalane, Mpumalanga, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Charl Schwartzel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
12 December 2004
I can't even describe how much this feels to me. It's something I've always dreamt about and worked hard for.
BBC Sport
12 December 2004
And this means as much to my father George, who was a top amateur and professional in his day and taught me all I now about golf, as it does for me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charl Schwartzel | 71 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Neil Cheetham | 281 | −7 | |
| T3 | Ernie Els | −6 | ||
| T3 | Warren Abery | −6 | ||
| T3 | Oliver Whiteley | −6 | ||
| T6 | David Frost | −5 | ||
| T6 | Marcel Siem | −5 | ||
| T8 | Euan Little | −4 | ||
| T8 | Graeme Storm | −4 | ||
| T8 | Damien McGrane | −4 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-31, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 284 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 50, 2004) from OWGR player profile events table; age 20 stated by BBC Sport and consistent with Wikipedia birth date; tour wins = No. 1 in Wikipedia European Tour wins table (dated 12 Dec 2004, 2005 season) and the season page's (1); majors 0 = his only major in Wikipedia is the 2011 Masters).
What’s in the bag
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