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Sunday 13 December 2009European TourYear in Review
Martin wins Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Malalane, Mpumalanga, South Africa · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 December 2009 · Pablo Martin’s win no. 2 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 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 88° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/21°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 38 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/20°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/20°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/19°C · wind 21 km/h ESE, gusts 49 · 9.2 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
- Charl Schwartzel RSA · 272Birdied 14-16 but bogeyed the 17th; two behind on the 18th tee, nearly hooked out of bounds, laid up and pitched close as Martin two-putted to win by one. Pablo Martin wins Alfred Dunhill Championship in tense finish at Leopard Creek (final totals) - Scottish Golf View
156 started, 69 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
Pablo Martin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
13 December 2009
It's an unbelievable feeling. I am so happy and there was so much emotion.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Martin | 68 · 63 · 71 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Charl Schwartzel | 67 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | Anders Hansen | 68 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Robert Rock | 69 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Richard Sterne | 72 · 66 · 72 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Gareth Maybin | 68 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Dale Whitnell | 70 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Shiv Kapur | 68 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Damien McGrane | 67 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 71 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1986-04-20, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2007; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 488 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 50, 2009); BBC and SGV state he started the week 488th).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet