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Sunday 9 December 2012European TourYear in Review
Jamieson wins the Nelson Mandela Championship presented by ISPS Handa
Royal Durban Golf Club, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 December 2012 · Scott Jamieson’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · ISPS Handa · Played December 2012 as the first event of the 2013 European Tour season. Thunderstorms deluged the course Thursday and Friday; reduced to 36 holes on a shortened par-65 layout (about 1,600 yards shorter); OWGR lists the event as 8-9 December.
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 53 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).
- R125°/20°C · wind 30 km/h NE, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/23°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 40 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/23°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 1.1 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
- Steve Webster ENG · 123Lost a three-man playoff on the second extra hole, pulling his approach left towards the practice green and failing to get up and down. Scott Jamieson wins Nelson Mandela Championship - Golf Monthly
- Eduardo De la Riva ESP · 123Eliminated with a bogey on the first playoff hole. Scott Jamieson wins Mandela playoff (Associated Press) - ESPN
156 started, 156 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
The Nelson Mandela Championship presented by ISPS Handa
Royal Durban Golf Club, Royal Durban Golf Club, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Jamieson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
9 December 2012
To get your name on any European trophy is a fantastic achievement. But it's a little more special when it's for someone like Nelson Mandela.
Associated Press via ESPN
9 December 2012
At the start of the day I probably didn't think I would be standing here holding the trophy but I knew I needed a fast start and I was lucky enough to get that
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Jamieson | 66 · 57 | 123 | −7 |
| T2 | Steve Webster | 63 · 60 | 123 | −7 |
| T2 | Eduardo De la Riva | 62 · 61 | 123 | −7 |
| T4 | Maximilian Kieffer | 62 · 62 | 124 | −6 |
| T4 | Matthew Nixon | 63 · 61 | 124 | −6 |
| T4 | Morten Ørum Madsen | 60 · 64 | 124 | −6 |
| T4 | Tim Clark | 60 · 64 | 124 | −6 |
| T8 | Jaco Van Zyl | 68 · 57 | 125 | −5 |
| T8 | Julien Quesne | 62 · 63 | 125 | −5 |
| T8 | Sam Little | 62 · 63 | 125 | −5 |
| T8 | Colin Nel | 62 · 63 | 125 | −5 |
| T8 | Björn Åkesson | 63 · 62 | 125 | −5 |
| T8 | Matthew Southgate | 62 · 63 | 125 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1983-11-28, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2006; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 167 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2012) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 167).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet