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Sunday 8 March 2015European TourYear in Review
Fisher wins Africa Open
East London Golf Club, East London, South Africa · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 March 2015 · Trevor Fisher Jr’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse R14,500,000 ZAR
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/19°C · wind 27 km/h SW, gusts 58 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/18°C · wind 27 km/h ENE, gusts 57 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/19°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/21°C · wind 23 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 4.1 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
- Matt Ford ENG · 269Two behind overnight, he stayed in contention until a two-shot swing at the ninth (Fisher birdie, Ford bogey) and closed with a 67 to finish five back. Trevor Fisher Jr. wins first Euro Tour title at Africa Open - Golf Canada (Associated Press)
156 started, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Africa Open
East London Golf Club, East London Golf Club, East London, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Trevor Fisher Jr
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Canada (Associated Press)
8 March 2015
It’s always a bit nerve-wracking leading
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Fisher Jr | 69 · 68 · 63 · 64 | 264 | −24 |
| 2 | Matt Ford | 67 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Morten Ørum Madsen | 71 · 71 · 64 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Jorge Campillo | 71 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Eduardo De La Riva | 68 · 66 · 72 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | John Parry | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Jaco Van Zyl | 70 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Julien Quesne | 70 · 72 · 66 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Maximilian Kieffer | 74 · 63 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Moritz Lampert | 74 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Keith Horne | 72 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Mark Tullo | 70 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1979-06-08, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 271 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet