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Sunday 3 March 2013European TourYear in Review
Walt wins Tshwane Open
Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate, Centurion, South Africa (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 28 February to Sunday 3 March 2013 · Dawie van der Walt’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 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
12 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° 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
- Darren Fichardt RSA · 269Took the outright lead with a birdie at the 5th, then made 13 straight pars as Van der Walt pulled away; finished two behind. Tshwane Open: Dawie van der Walt wins by sticking to his guns - Daily Maverick
, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Tshwane Open
Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate, Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate, Centurion, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dawie van der Walt
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Daily Maverick
4 March 2013
I’ve been a pro for six years and this is the first time I’ve won a big event.
Daily Maverick
4 March 2013
You see your friends doing it, you see other people winning, and you wonder when it will happen for you, whether it will ever happen for you, you wonder if you’re good enough.
Daily Maverick
4 March 2013
He’s not going to be able to tell me I’m hitting the ball straight when it’s going sideways
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawie van der Walt | 68 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Darren Fichardt | 65 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Louis de Jager | 71 · 65 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| 4 | Peter Uihlein | 68 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Björn Åkesson | 66 · 75 · 66 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Danny Willett | 68 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Charl Coetzee | 67 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Morten Ørum Madsen | 70 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Graham Van der merwe | 70 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Desvonde Botes | 69 · 70 · 71 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Vaughn Groenewald | 68 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Hennie Otto | 71 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Romain Wattel | 70 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Jake Roos | 69 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | David Howell | 67 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1983-02-11, Paarl, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2007; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 436 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet