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Sunday 21 December 2008European TourYear in Review
Sterne wins South African Open Championship
Pearl Valley Golf Estates, Paarl, South Africa · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 December 2008 · Richard Sterne’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 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
14 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 80° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R136°/20°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/19°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/18°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 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
- Gareth Maybin NIR · 274Parred every hole from the 9th, lipped out / pushed wide a short birdie putt to win on the 72nd green, then found a fairway bunker off the tee and made par as Sterne birdied the first playoff hole. Sterne wins play-off to capture SA Open (AFP) - Mail & Guardian, 21 Dec 2008
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
South African Open Championship
Pearl Valley Golf Estates, Pearl Valley Golf Estates, Paarl, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Richard Sterne
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 December 2008
Yeah, this tournament is so prestigious, and the names on this trophy, it's unbelievable. It's a dream and a goal to be honest.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 December 2008
It's such a busy year. I travelled a lot, the most travelling I've done in my career to be honest. It's 11 weeks that I've played now so I've really only had 12 days off.
Associated Press (via The Honolulu Advertiser)
21 December 2008
I don't even remember hitting that bunker shot,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Sterne | 72 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Gareth Maybin | 66 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Ernie Els | 67 · 67 · 77 · 64 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | 66 · 68 · 68 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy | 70 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Retief Goosen | 70 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Richard Finch | 69 · 70 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Branden Grace | 69 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Chris Wood | 68 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 10 | Trevor Immelman | 69 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1981-08-27, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2001; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 74 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 51, 2008) from OWGR player profile events table; M&G says the win moved him into the world top 50).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet