Golf Network News
Sunday 17 January 2010European TourYear in Review
Schwartzel wins Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 January 2010 · Charl Schwartzel’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse €1,300,000 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 26 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).
- R126°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/17°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 33 · 8.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/17°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/18°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 40 · 3.2 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
- Darren Clarke NIR · 267
- Keith Horne RSA · 267
210 started, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East and West courses), Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Charl Schwartzel
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charl Schwartzel | 63 · 68 · 64 · 66 | 261 | −23 |
| T2 | Keith Horne | 68 · 65 · 70 · 64 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Darren Clarke | 63 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| T4 | James Kamte | 67 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Danny Willett | 65 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Hennie Otto | 67 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Peter Whiteford | 66 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Joost Luiten | 66 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Soren Hansen | 66 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Josh Cunliffe | 68 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | John Parry | 66 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-31, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 51 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 3, 2010) from OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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