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Sunday 19 December 2010European TourYear in Review
Els wins South African Open Championship
Durban Country Club, Durban, South Africa · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 December 2010 · Ernie Els’s win no. 26 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · Rain washed out almost the entire first day; two rounds were played on Sunday 19 December, and the par-3 4th green was unplayable in rounds 3 and 4, so only 34 of the final 36 holes were played and every player was credited with a par at the 4th (score is an unofficial record).
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 84° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/20°C · wind 25 km/h NE, gusts 44 · 30.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/22°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 31 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/23°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 34 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/22°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 27 · 4.7 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
- Retief Goosen RSA · 264
156 started, 60 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
South African Open Championship
Durban Country Club, Durban Country Club, Durban, South Africa
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 65 · 65 · 67 · 66 | 263 | −25 |
| 2 | Retief Goosen | 64 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 264 | −24 |
| 3 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| 4 | Charl Schwartzel | 65 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T5 | Robert Rock | 69 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Romain Wattel | 67 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Victor Riu | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Alex Cejka | 64 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Robert Dinwiddie | 71 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 68 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Tim Clark | 70 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 26; majors to date: 3; world No. 12 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 51, 2010) from OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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