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Sunday 2 March 2014European TourYear in Review
Fisher wins Tshwane Open
Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate, Centurion, South Africa (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 27 February to Sunday 2 March 2014 · Ross Fisher’s win no. 5 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 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
12 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Michael Hoey NIR · 271Cut Fisher's lead to one shot, then double-bogeyed the 12th as Fisher eagled the 15th to pull clear. Ross Fisher wins Tshwane Open - Golf Monthly
- Daniel van Tonder RSA · 271Closed with a 66 and briefly cut the lead to one, finishing three behind. Ross Fisher wins Tshwane Open - Golf Monthly
156 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Tshwane Open
Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate, Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate, Centurion, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ross Fisher
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
3 March 2014
I had a little mishap on the last but I'm just glad to be standing here as champion.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
2 March 2014
I'm just thrilled to get over the line. It was a testing day with the weather conditions and playing with Mike he put up a great challenge for me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Fisher | 66 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Daniel van Tonder | 66 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Michael Hoey | 69 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Carlos Del Moral | 68 · 65 · 71 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Hennie Otto | 71 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Chris Wood | 67 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Kevin Phelan | 68 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Darren Fichardt | 66 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 9 | Merrick Bremner | 69 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Edoardo Molinari | 70 · 65 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Trevor Fisher Jr | 65 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Simon Dyson | 65 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1980-11-22, Ascot, Berkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2004; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 82 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet