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Sunday 13 January 2008European TourYear in Review
Sterne wins Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 January 2008 · Richard Sterne’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €1,100,000 EUR
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 85° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/12°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 6.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/13°C · wind 7 km/h NNE, gusts 18 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/14°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/14°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 35 · 0.1 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
- Garth Mulroy RSA · 271Closed 66 to tie at 13 under; birdied the first playoff hole, then had to chip out of a fairway bunker on the second and missed a six-foot birdie putt. Sterne wins Jo'burg Open after thrilling play-off (Allan Robertson, Sapa) - Mail & Guardian, 14 Jan 2008
- Magnus A Carlsson SWE · 271Closed 66 to tie at 13 under; birdied the first playoff hole, found a fairway bunker on the second and missed a six-foot birdie putt. Sterne wins Jo'burg Open after thrilling play-off (Allan Robertson, Sapa) - Mail & Guardian, 14 Jan 2008
204 started, 80 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East and West courses; final two rounds on the East course), Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Richard Sterne
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Mail & Guardian (Sapa report)
14 January 2008
I have not been feeling too well the last few days so it took a lot out of me. It was a tough day and I even surprised myself.
Mail & Guardian (Sapa report)
14 January 2008
The shot was on and it's a play-off so you got to do what you got to do,
Mail & Guardian (Sapa report)
14 January 2008
It was an impressive shot even if I say so myself. I knew it was good as soon as I hit it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Sterne | 71 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Magnus A Carlsson | 70 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Garth Mulroy | 67 · 72 · 66 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | Darren Clarke | 73 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 273 | |
| T5 | Chris Williams | 73 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 275 | |
| T5 | Mark Murless | 65 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 275 | |
| T5 | Louis Moolman | 68 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 275 | |
| 8 | Tyrone Ferreira | 65 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 276 | |
| T9 | Sven Struver | 67 · 71 · 66 · 73 | 277 | |
| T9 | Ian Garbutt | 71 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 277 | |
| T9 | Ariel Canete | 70 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 277 | |
| T9 | Dawie van der Walt | 74 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 277 | |
| T9 | Paul Waring | 69 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 277 |
The golfer
born 1981-08-27, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2001; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 44 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 2, 2008) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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