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Sunday 10 May 2015European TourYear in Review
Coetzee wins AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
Heritage Golf Club, Bel Ombre, Mauritius · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 May 2015 · George Coetzee’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR · AfrAsia Bank
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/24°C · wind 21 km/h E, gusts 34 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/24°C · wind 19 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/24°C · wind 22 km/h ESE, gusts 33 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/23°C · wind 22 km/h ESE, gusts 33 · 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
- Thorbjørn Olesen DEN · 271Birdied the 17th to lead, was caught by Coetzee's birdie at the 72nd, matched his birdie at the first extra hole and lost with a par at the second. Coetzee shines in Mauritius - Golf365
132 started, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
Heritage Golf Club, Heritage Golf Club, Bel Ombre, Mauritius
4 of 5 researched
Winner
George Coetzee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
10 May 2015
Being on the playoff was the most comfortable I felt today. I just had to get the job done, it doesn't matter how long it takes.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Coetzee | 70 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| 2 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 65 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| 3 | Mardan Mamat | 69 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Thomas Aiken | 69 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Scott Hend | 72 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Masahiro Kawamura | 68 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | John Parry | 67 · 70 · 71 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Bernd Ritthammer | 71 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T8 | Oliver Bekker | 66 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T8 | Merrick Bremner | 71 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1986-07-18, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2007; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 63 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet