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Saturday 14 December 2013European TourYear in Review
Walt wins the Nelson Mandela Championship presented by ISPS Handa
Mount Edgecombe Country Club, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 December 2013 · Dawie van der Walt’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · ISPS Handa · Brought forward a day (Wednesday-Saturday) to avoid Nelson Mandela's state funeral on Sunday 15 December; rain suspended play several times and the event was shortened to 54 holes, par reduced to 70, preferred lies in use.
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 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 84° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/20°C · wind 32 km/h SW, gusts 55 · 8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/19°C · wind 37 km/h SW, gusts 66 · 10.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/19°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/21°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 37 · 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
- Matthew Baldwin ENG · 197Closed with 68 but made just one birdie in his last 11 holes, finishing two behind. Van der Walt wins Mandela golf event (AP) - Al Jazeera
- Jorge Campillo ESP · 197Shot an unofficial 59 (preferred lies) in round two, closed with 68 and dropped a shot at the 15th to finish two behind. Van der Walt wins Mandela golf event (AP) - Al Jazeera
156 started, 75 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
The Nelson Mandela Championship presented by ISPS Handa
Mount Edgecombe Country Club, Mount Edgecombe Country Club, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dawie van der Walt
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via Al Jazeera
14 December 2013
It’s making you kind of part of history, winning it at this time when it’s sad for everyone and everyone’s mourning and tomorrow’s the big day,
AP via Al Jazeera
14 December 2013
It obviously means a lot and can be something that I can keep close to my heart forever.
BBC Sport
13 December 2013
My caddie walked the course during the practice round and said we could shoot 59 out here,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawie van der Walt | 67 · 62 · 66 | 195 | −15 |
| T2 | Jorge Campillo | 70 · 59 · 68 | 197 | −13 |
| T2 | Matthew Baldwin | 67 · 62 · 68 | 197 | −13 |
| 4 | Romain Wattel | 64 · 67 · 67 | 198 | −12 |
| 5 | Oliver Bekker | 64 · 66 · 69 | 199 | −11 |
| T6 | John Hahn | 69 · 66 · 65 | 200 | −10 |
| T6 | Jaco Ahlers | 66 · 68 · 66 | 200 | −10 |
| T6 | Adrien Saddier | 66 · 67 · 67 | 200 | −10 |
| T6 | Branden Grace | 64 · 66 · 70 | 200 | −10 |
| 10 | Merrick Bremner | 68 · 66 · 67 | 201 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1983-02-11, Paarl, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2007; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 337 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 50, 2013) from OWGR player profile; OWGR event page rankFrom 337).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet