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Sunday 16 February 2014European TourYear in Review
Aiken wins Africa Open
East London Golf Club, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 February 2014 · Thomas Aiken’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 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
13 h 09 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).
- R129°/23°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 35 · 4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/23°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 31 · 23.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/23°C · wind 21 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 41 · 0.2 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
- Oliver Fisher ENG · 264Opened his final round with a bogey, narrowly missed a birdie putt to win on the 72nd hole, then lost to Aiken's 30-foot birdie on the first playoff hole. Thomas Aiken wins Africa Open - Golf Monthly
156 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Africa Open
East London Golf Club, East London Golf Club, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thomas Aiken
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
16 February 2014
I've won a couple of times overseas but there's nothing like winning in front of a home crowd.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Aiken | 66 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Oliver Fisher | 66 · 63 · 66 · 69 | 264 | −20 |
| T3 | David Horsey | 66 · 64 · 70 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| T3 | John Hahn | 65 · 61 · 71 · 68 | 265 | −19 |
| T5 | Jaco Van Zyl | 69 · 65 · 67 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| T5 | Darren Fichardt | 66 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T5 | Richard Bland | 64 · 69 · 64 · 69 | 266 | −18 |
| T5 | Emiliano Grillo | 68 · 63 · 62 · 73 | 266 | −18 |
| T9 | Keith Horne | 68 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T9 | Damien McGrane | 67 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T9 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 64 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T9 | Ulrich Van Den Berg | 66 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1983-07-16, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 113 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet