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Sunday 13 January 2013European TourYear in Review
Oosthuizen wins Volvo Golf Champions
Durban Country Club, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 January 2013 · Louis Oosthuizen’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse €2,000,000 EUR · Volvo
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 82° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/21°C · wind 30 km/h S, gusts 54 · 8.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/21°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 35 · 18.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/21°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 37 · 6.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/22°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 0.6 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
- Scott Jamieson SCO · 273Led by five going into the final round but shot 72 after a double bogey at the 5th and a bogey at 16; his chip for eagle on the 18th to force a playoff stopped inches short. Louis Oosthuizen triumphs with 66 (Associated Press) - ESPN
33 started, 33 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Volvo Golf Champions
Durban Country Club, Durban Country Club, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Louis Oosthuizen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 January 2013
Everybody said well done, well done and I thought he hit it out-of-bounds. I saw on the tee, well, he's still got to chip.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 January 2013
My swing felt horrible yesterday. Yesterday it felt wrong and I felt like I had no control and I was hitting wayward shots
Associated Press via ESPN
13 January 2013
Louis is major champion, there's no shame in losing to him. I gave it my all, but it wasn't to be.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Oosthuizen | 68 · 64 · 74 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Scott Jamieson | 69 · 64 · 68 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Thongchai Jaidee | 65 · 68 · 73 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 4 | Padraig Harrington | 70 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Danny Willett | 69 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Julien Quesne | 72 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Branden Grace | 75 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Paul Lawrie | 69 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Richie Ramsay | 69 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 72 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Nicolas Colsaerts | 73 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Thomas Bjørn | 69 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Matteo Manassero | 75 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Shane Lowry | 70 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Francesco Molinari | 70 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1982-10-19, Mossel Bay, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 2, 2013) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 6).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet