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Sunday 19 February 2012European TourYear in Review
Kruger wins Avantha Masters
DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurgaon, Haryana, India · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 February 2012 · Jbe Kruger’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,800,000 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
11 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/8°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/7°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/8°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/10°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 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
- Jorge Campillo ESP · 276Closed with a 67 to tie for second, two behind; Kruger held on despite a bogey at the 17th. Jbe Kruger wins Avantha Masters - Golf Monthly
- Marcel Siem GER · 276Closed with a 70 to tie for second, two behind Kruger. Jbe Kruger wins Avantha Masters - Golf Monthly
132 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Avantha Masters
DLF Golf and Country Club, DLF Golf and Country Club, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jbe Kruger
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
19 February 2012
I'm very relieved to win for the first time. I think I needed all those second-placed finishes to be able to appreciate it.
Golf Monthly
19 February 2012
There was no pressure even when I made my only bogey of the day on the 17th.
AFP via Gulf Times
19 February 2012
If you want to win, you need to make putts on the final day and I did that today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jbe Kruger | 70 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Jorge Campillo | 72 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Marcel Siem | 69 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Jose Manuel Lara | 74 · 69 · 64 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Marcus Fraser | 69 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Tano Goya | 74 · 70 · 64 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 71 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Prom Meesawat | 72 · 64 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | 68 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Ricardo Santos | 73 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 68 · 69 · 74 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Alejandro Cañizares | 66 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Rhys Davies | 70 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1986-06-23, Kimberley, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2007; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 159 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 7, 2012) from OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet