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Sunday 7 October 2012European TourYear in Review
Grace wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 October 2012 · Branden Grace’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse US$5,000,000 USD · 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
10 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 27° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R112°/5°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R212°/7°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 36 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/7°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R412°/5°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 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
- Thorbjørn Olesen DEN · 268closed with 68 and kept the pressure on, but Grace regained control with three straight birdies on 12-14 and won by two Branden Grace wins Dunhill Links - ESPN (AP)
168 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course at St Andrews (final round; pro-am rotation with Carnoustie Golf Links and Kingsbarns Golf Links), Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Branden Grace
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
7 October 2012
It's just awesome to win an event at St. Andrews as I have really dreamt of this moment all my life,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branden Grace | 60 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 63 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Alex Noren | 64 · 72 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| 4 | Joel Sjöholm | 65 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | George Coetzee | 71 · 72 · 68 · 62 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Lee Slattery | 67 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Victor Dubuisson | 62 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Raphael Jacquelin | 69 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Danny Willett | 66 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Stephen Gallacher | 67 · 70 · 65 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 64 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1988-05-20, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2007; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 49 that week (OWGR rankBefore 49 (rankAfter 37) per OWGR player profile events table; AP also states he arrived ranked 49th).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet