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Sunday 18 November 2012European TourYear in Review
Stenson wins SA Open Championship
Serengeti Golf Club, South Africa (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 November 2012 · Henrik Stenson’s win no. 7 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
13 h 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 83° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- George Coetzee RSA · 274Shot a course-record 63 on Saturday and eagled the 3rd on Sunday, but managed only two more birdies against three bogeys in a closing 71. Henrik Stenson wins SA Open - ESPN (Associated Press)
156 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
SA Open Championship
Serengeti Golf Club, Serengeti Golf Club, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Henrik Stenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
18 November 2012
2011 was a tough year with not much good going on on the course for me. I felt I was getting closer and closer and obviously I'm delighted to get a win before the end of the year.
ESPN (Associated Press)
18 November 2012
It was great that I came down here from the U.S. One of the big reasons was that I was 59th, so I needed a good week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | 66 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | George Coetzee | 70 · 70 · 63 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Thomas Aiken | 73 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Martin Kaymer | 70 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Charl Schwartzel | 68 · 68 · 74 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Tommy Fleetwood | 70 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Magnus Carlsson | 68 · 67 · 68 · 76 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Darren Fichardt | 68 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Hennie Otto | 71 · 72 · 75 · 62 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Michael Jonzon | 68 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-05, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 113 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 46, 2012) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 113).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet