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Sunday 9 February 2014European TourYear in Review
Coetzee wins Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 February 2014 · George Coetzee’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,300,000 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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/19°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 32 · 6.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/18°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 25 · 10.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/18°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0.3 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
- Justin Walters RSA · 271Overnight co-leader; left a birdie putt short at 17, needed an eagle at the last to force a playoff and made bogey for a 73. George Coetzee wins Joburg Open - ESPN (Associated Press)
- Jin Jeong KOR · 271Closed with a 71 to share second, three behind; earned an Open Championship place. George Coetzee wins Joburg Open - ESPN (Associated Press)
- Tyrrell Hatton ENG · 271Closed with a 66 to share second, three behind, but missed an Open place on world ranking. George Coetzee wins Joburg Open - ESPN (Associated Press)
210 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East and West courses), Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
George Coetzee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via ESPN)
9 February 2014
I'm lost for words. I've been waiting a while and I started doubting so I'm very happy.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
9 February 2014
It was my mum's birthday yesterday and I wanted to do it for her as I forgot to buy her a present.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Coetzee | 65 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −19 |
| T2 | Tyrrell Hatton | 67 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −16 |
| T2 | Jin Jeong | 65 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 271 | −16 |
| T2 | Justin Walters | 64 · 70 · 64 · 73 | 271 | −16 |
| T5 | Andrew Sullivan | 66 · 72 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −15 |
| T5 | Alvaro Quiros | 69 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −15 |
| T5 | Matthew Baldwin | 68 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −15 |
| T5 | Thomas Aiken | 70 · 65 · 63 · 74 | 272 | −15 |
| 9 | Daniel van Tonder | 65 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 273 | |
| T10 | Robert-Jan Derksen | 65 · 74 · 67 · 68 | 274 | |
| T10 | Ross Fisher | 69 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 274 | |
| T10 | Seve Benson | 68 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 274 | |
| T10 | Anthony Wall | 69 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 274 | |
| T10 | David Horsey | 70 · 63 · 70 · 71 | 274 | |
| T10 | Roope Kakko | 70 · 64 · 67 · 73 | 274 |
The golfer
born 1986-07-18, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2007; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 74 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
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