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Sunday 9 December 2007European TourYear in Review
Bickerton wins Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, South Africa · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 December 2007 · John Bickerton’s win no. 3 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 new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/20°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 11 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/20°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 41 · 4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/19°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 46 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/19°C · wind 9 km/h SE, gusts 22 · 0.3 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
- Ernie Els RSA · 276Led by two on the par-5 72nd after a good drive; pushed a six-iron into the water, pitched over the green into the water again and missed a six-footer for a seven that would have forced a playoff - triple-bogey eight, one behind. Els hands Bickerton the Alfred Dunhill - Golf Monthly
- Lee Slattery ENG · 276Closed with a 71 to tie Els for second, one behind, a week after securing his card at Qualifying School. Els hands Bickerton the Alfred Dunhill - Golf Monthly
156 started, 66 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, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Bickerton
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Mail & Guardian (Reuters)
10 December 2007
But let's keep things in proportion, this is sport. It's not like anyone died out there. I just have to take it on the chin and move on.
Mail & Guardian (Reuters)
10 December 2007
I really didn't feel like it was a lay-up situation. Like I said, people will disagree, but it's easy to be smart and make judgements after the event.
Mail & Guardian (Sapa-AFP)
12 December 2007
I'm extremely disappointed about what happened there, but these things happen in golf and I need to get back on my horse and try and win this week,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Bickerton | 70 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | 70 · 69 · 64 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Lee Slattery | 73 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 4 | Joost Luiten | 75 · 71 · 64 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| 5 | Ross McGowan | 71 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 279 | |
| T6 | David Dixon | 72 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 280 | |
| T6 | Pelle Edberg | 74 · 66 · 73 · 67 | 280 | |
| 8 | Sion E Bebb | 67 · 72 · 74 · 68 | 281 | |
| T9 | David Carter | 72 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 282 | |
| T9 | Hennie Otto | 75 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 282 | |
| T9 | Francois Delamontagne | 77 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 282 | |
| T9 | Richard Bland | 69 · 70 · 73 · 70 | 282 | |
| T9 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 72 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 282 |
The golfer
born 1969-12-23, Redditch, England; ENG; turned pro 1991; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 254 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2007) from OWGR player profile events table; age computed from Wikipedia birth date and event end date).
What’s in the bag
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