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Sunday 11 January 2015European TourYear in Review
Sullivan wins South African Open Championship
Glendower Golf Club, Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 January 2015 · Andy Sullivan’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse R14,000,000 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
13 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 86° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/16°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/17°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 36 · 5.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/17°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/16°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 25 · 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
- Charl Schwartzel RSA · 277Led by five overnight and by four with five to play, but a plugged bunker lie at 14, a three-putt double bogey at 16 and a dropped shot at 17 (closing 74) let Sullivan into a playoff, lost on the first extra hole. Andy Sullivan wins South African Open for first European Tour title - BBC Sport
156 started, 66 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
South African Open Championship
Glendower Golf Club, Glendower Golf Club, Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Andy Sullivan
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP)
11 January 2015
It's unbelievable. After Saturday I didn't think I stood much of a chance with Charl getting ahead that far.
BBC Sport
11 January 2015
I didn't want to give him a second chance to take the title away from me so I am delighted and I hope the guys at Nuneaton Golf Club are having a few beers for me.
BBC Sport
11 January 2015
To just play on The European Tour is something I've wanted to do my whole life, so to win an event just caps it all off
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Sullivan | 66 · 70 · 74 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Charl Schwartzel | 68 · 69 · 66 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Lee Slattery | 70 · 74 · 65 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Pablo Martin Benavides | 71 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Alessandro Tadini | 71 · 68 · 73 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Thomas Aiken | 70 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Paul Maddy | 71 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Gary Stal | 75 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Jared Harvey | 71 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 73 · 68 · 67 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1987-05-19, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2011; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 149 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 2, 2015) from OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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