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Sunday 24 November 2013European TourYear in Review
Madsen wins South African Open Championship
Glendower Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 November 2013 · Morten Ørum Madsen’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse €1,100,000 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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 85° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/13°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 42 · 10.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/13°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 33 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/15°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 34 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 1 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
- Hennie Otto RSA · 271Held a share of the lead late but bogeyed the 15th and double-bogeyed the 16th, finishing two behind. Madsen wins 1st European Tour title (Associated Press) - ESPN
- Jbe Kruger RSA · 271Closed with a 65 to tie for second at 17 under, two behind. Madsen wins 1st European Tour title (Associated Press) - ESPN
156 started, 66 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
South African Open Championship
Glendower Golf Club, Glendower Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Morten Ørum Madsen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
24 November 2013
I expected to play well, but I didn't expect to stand here,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morten Ørum Madsen | 67 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Jbe Kruger | 65 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Hennie Otto | 72 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Marco Crespi | 65 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Charl Schwartzel | 67 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 6 | Alejandro Cañizares | 69 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Trevor Fisher Jr | 70 · 67 · 73 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Johan Carlsson | 69 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 9 | Warren Abery | 68 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Garth Mulroy | 70 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Christiaan Basson | 66 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1988-04-09, Silkeborg, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 2011; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 244 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 47, 2013) from OWGR player profile; AP: 'ranked No. 244 in the world before the tournament').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet