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Sunday 16 January 2011European TourYear in Review
Schwartzel wins Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 January 2011 · Charl Schwartzel’s win no. 6 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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 85° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/14°C · wind 8 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/17°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 32 · 3.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/17°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 39 · 7.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/17°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 3 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 · 269Started the final round tied for the lead but closed with 71 as Schwartzel pulled clear with early birdies and a holed bunker shot at 13. Charl Schwartzel wins Joburg Open - Golf Monthly
210 started, 71 made it
Same week
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Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club, Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Charl Schwartzel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
City of Johannesburg
17 January 2011
I love playing in Johannesburg, I grew up here and feel right at home, so I couldn't have asked for a better place to defend a title.
Golf Monthly
16 January 2011
Thomas and Garth probably outplayed me on the back nine by quite a bit, but I just managed to get the ball in the hole,
City of Johannesburg
17 January 2011
That's what you need to do to win. You won't always hit the ball well but you need to find a way to get the lowest score.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charl Schwartzel | 68 · 61 · 69 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| 2 | Garth Mulroy | 65 · 64 · 69 · 71 | 269 | −15 |
| 3 | Thomas Aiken | 64 · 66 · 68 · 72 | 270 | −14 |
| 4 | Jamie Elson | 65 · 64 · 71 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| 5 | Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | 67 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 272 | −12 |
| 6 | Scott Jamieson | 70 · 66 · 72 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Tjaart van der Walt | 69 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Oscar Floren | 68 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | George Coetzee | 70 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Allan Versfeld | 66 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | James Kingston | 68 · 62 · 73 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-31, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0; world No. 32 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 3, 2011) from OWGR player profile; City of Johannesburg report: "The world number 32").
What’s in the bag
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