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Sunday 28 April 2013European TourYear in Review
Rumford wins Ballantine's Championship
Blackstone Golf Club, South Korea (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 April 2013 · Brett Rumford’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse €2,205,000 EUR · Ballantine's
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 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Peter Whiteford SCO · 277Missed a five-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole that would have won it, then lost the three-way playoff to Rumford's eagle. Brett Rumford wins on playoff eagle - ESPN (Associated Press)
- Marcus Fraser AUS · 277Lost the three-way playoff when Rumford eagled the first extra hole. Brett Rumford wins on playoff eagle - ESPN (Associated Press)
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Ballantine's Championship
Blackstone Golf Club, Blackstone Golf Club, South Korea
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brett Rumford
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via ESPN)
28 April 2013
it's a funny game because it was an absolute roller-coaster ride of emotions out there this afternoon
Associated Press (via ESPN)
28 April 2013
Of course, what happened at 17 made my work a whole lot more difficult but I'm really pleased with my result.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
28 April 2013
Scotty's win was a huge inspiration to all of us
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Rumford | 73 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Marcus Fraser | 70 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Peter Whiteford | 70 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Romain Wattel | 70 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | Louis Oosthuizen | 69 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Thongchai Jaidee | 71 · 72 · 73 · 65 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Hyung-Sung Kim | 71 · 69 · 74 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Stephen Gallacher | 70 · 68 · 75 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Pablo Larrazábal | 70 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Alex Noren | 71 · 67 · 69 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-27, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 253 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet