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Sunday 16 December 2012European TourYear in Review
Schwartzel wins Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, Mpumalanga, South Africa · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 December 2012 · Charl Schwartzel’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · Alfred Dunhill · Played December 2012 as part of the 2013 European Tour season; brief weather delay in 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
13 h 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 88° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/19°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/20°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 39 · 16.5 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
- Kristoffer Broberg SWE · 276Took solo second, 12 shots back, when Gregory Bourdy double-bogeyed the 72nd hole; never in contention with Schwartzel, who started the day 10 clear. Charl Schwartzel wins Alfred Dunhill Championship - Golf Monthly
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, Mpumalanga, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Charl Schwartzel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
16 December 2012
That doesn't happen often. Normally after a win by such a big margin, it's hard to put up the same show the next week.
Golf Monthly
17 December 2012
It's always been a special place for me. This is where I can almost say my career started and it's always stayed close to my heart.
Golf Monthly
17 December 2012
It's amazing to get off to such a good start in The Race to Dubai in my first season as a European Tour Member and it sets me up pretty good for the new season
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charl Schwartzel | 67 · 64 · 64 · 69 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Kristoffer Broberg | 70 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Garth Mulroy | 71 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Scott Jamieson | 70 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Andy Sullivan | 73 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Gregory Bourdy | 66 · 65 · 74 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Richard Sterne | 70 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Keith Horne | 70 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Steve Webster | 67 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | George Coetzee | 71 · 70 · 73 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Richard Bland | 67 · 73 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-31, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 23 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 50, 2012) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 23).
What’s in the bag
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