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Sunday 10 December 2006European TourYear in Review
Quiros wins Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Malalane, Mpumalanga, South Africa · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 December 2006 · Alvaro Quiros’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · 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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 88° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R135°/18°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R236°/20°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/22°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/17°C · wind 30 km/h SE, gusts 67 · 14.7 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
- Charl Schwartzel RSA · 276Led by two going into the final round (four ahead of Quiros) but found the water with his second shot at the 18th and missed the birdie putt that would have tied. Spaniard snatches Dunhill crown - BBC Sport, 10 Dec 2006
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Leopard Creek Country Club, Malalane, Mpumalanga, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alvaro Quiros
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
10 December 2006
At the start of play I didn't think I had a chance, as I was four shots behind Schwartzel and he's a very good young player,
BBC Sport
10 December 2006
Well, I nearly did. But then Charl hit in the water and missed his birdie that would have tied me. Now I'm king for the week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvaro Quiros | 74 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Charl Schwartzel | 68 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Lee Westwood | 73 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Darren Fichardt | 72 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Ross Fisher | 73 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Hennie Otto | 71 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 281 | |
| T6 | Mark Pilkington | 70 · 71 · 65 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Ernie Els | 72 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Alan McLean | 77 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 282 | |
| T8 | Alessandro Tadini | 68 · 74 · 71 · 69 | 282 |
The golfer
born 1983-01-21, San Roque, Cádiz, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2004; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 324 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2006) from OWGR player profile events table; age 23 stated by BBC Sport).
What’s in the bag
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