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Sunday 11 January 2009European TourYear in Review
Hansen wins Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 January 2009 · Anders Hansen’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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 86° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/19°C · wind 10 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 33 · 6.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/17°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 31 · 24 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/17°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 5.2 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
- Andrew McLardy RSA · 270Level with Hansen at 14 under going to the par-5 18th, pulled his tee shot into the trees and left a 25-foot putt for a playoff two feet short; six straight pars after birdies on 10-12 left him one short. Golf: Anders Hansen wins Joburg Open (AP, Mike Green) - The Honolulu Advertiser, 11 Jan 2009
210 started, 83 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East Course), Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Anders Hansen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via The Honolulu Advertiser)
11 January 2009
I played really nice on the front side there hitting a lot of good shots so that was very good,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Hansen | 71 · 68 · 64 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Andrew McLardy | 65 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | David Drysdale | 65 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Charl Schwartzel | 68 · 71 · 63 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Tyrone van Aswegen | 69 · 65 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Danny Willett | 67 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Joakim Haeggman | 69 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | David Dixon | 68 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Richard McEvoy | 69 · 65 · 72 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Louis Oosthuizen | 71 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Estanislao Goya | 70 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1970-09-16, Sønderborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 1995; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 90 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 2, 2009) from OWGR player profile events table; age 38 stated by European Tour report reprinted on Scottish Golf View).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet