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Sunday 1 December 2013European TourYear in Review
Schwartzel wins Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, Mpumalanga, South Africa · Thursday 28 November to Sunday 1 December 2013 · Charl Schwartzel’s win no. 9 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · Alfred Dunhill
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 87° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/16°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 46 · 5.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/17°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 33 · 5.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/17°C · wind 22 km/h N, gusts 52 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/21°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 42 · 0 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
- Richard Finch ENG · 275Finished alone in second, four shots behind, after a closing 70 while the overnight leader Schwartzel went bogey-free. Alfred Dunhill Championship 2013 leaderboard - ESPN
156 started, 67 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, Mpumalanga, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Charl Schwartzel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
1 December 2013
This tournament has been very good to me,
Associated Press via ESPN
1 December 2013
I've had lots of seconds here as well. Probably for the rest of my golfing career this will always be a special one.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charl Schwartzel | 68 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Richard Finch | 68 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Simon Dyson | 72 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Ross Fisher | 72 · 65 · 72 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Romain Wattel | 70 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 6 | Soren Hansen | 72 · 65 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Magnus Carlsson | 70 · 72 · 72 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Simon Wakefield | 74 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Warren Abery | 73 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Danny Willett | 69 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-31, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 21 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 48, 2013) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 21).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet