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Sunday 8 January 2012European TourYear in Review
Oosthuizen wins Africa Open
East London Golf Club, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 January 2012 · Louis Oosthuizen’s win no. 4 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 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/20°C · wind 15 km/h SE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/21°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/22°C · wind 21 km/h E, gusts 42 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/23°C · wind 25 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 0.5 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
- Tjaart van der Walt RSA · 267Started the final round tied for the lead and birdied the first three holes, but Oosthuizen holed a 35-foot birdie putt at the 71st to go two clear; the ninth runner-up finish of his winless 15-year career. Oosthuizen retains Africa Open title - Brand South Africa
156 started, 80 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Africa Open
East London Golf Club, East London Golf Club, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Louis Oosthuizen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Brand South Africa
9 January 2012
It was a real dogfight for most of the day. I remember watching Tjaart when I was an amateur, and it was just great seeing him play to his potential today.
Brand South Africa
9 January 2012
He played really well. He's one of those who won't go away. He's not going to mess it up. He's too consistent for that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Oosthuizen | 69 · 62 · 67 · 67 | 265 | −27 |
| 2 | Tjaart van der Walt | 69 · 64 · 65 · 69 | 267 | −25 |
| 3 | Retief Goosen | 65 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −24 |
| 4 | Jaco Van Zyl | 71 · 65 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −23 |
| 5 | Alastair Forsyth | 69 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −22 |
| 6 | Richard Sterne | 69 · 69 · 64 · 70 | 272 | −20 |
| 7 | Danny Willett | 67 · 68 · 65 · 73 | 273 | −19 |
| T8 | Lyle Rowe | 73 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 274 | −18 |
| T8 | Craig Lee | 68 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −18 |
| T10 | Emiliano Grillo | 73 · 66 · 71 · 65 | 275 | −17 |
| T10 | Peter Karmis | 68 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −17 |
| T10 | Matthew Baldwin | 72 · 64 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −17 |
| T10 | Magnus Carlsson | 69 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1982-10-19, Mossel Bay, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 40 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 1, 2012) from OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet