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Sunday 15 April 2012European TourYear in Review
Oosthuizen wins Maybank Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 April 2012 · Louis Oosthuizen’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse US$2,500,000 USD · Maybank · rain: third round completed Sunday before the final round
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 83° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/25°C · wind 5 km/h ENE, gusts 18 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/24°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 23 · 11.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/24°C · wind 9 km/h SE, gusts 24 · 13 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/23°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 22 · 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
- Stephen Gallacher SCO · 274Closed with a bogey-free 70 but could not close on Oosthuizen's 68, finishing three behind. Oosthuizen wins fifth title - Sowetan
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Maybank Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (West Course), Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Louis Oosthuizen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sowetan
16 April 2012
It would have been better if I had the green jacket.
Fox News (AP)
15 April 2012
I was a little surprised to win here after that. I thought I would be a lot more tired.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Oosthuizen | 66 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Stephen Gallacher | 67 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | David Lipsky | 70 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 67 · 72 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Danny Willett | 69 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 6 | Charl Schwartzel | 64 · 75 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Matteo Manassero | 70 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Martin Kaymer | 70 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Romain Wattel | 68 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Hennie Otto | 71 · 64 · 72 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1982-10-19, Mossel Bay, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 19 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile / event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet