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Sunday 29 November 2015European TourYear in Review
Schwartzel wins Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, Mpumalanga, South Africa · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 November 2015 · Charl Schwartzel’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · Alfred Dunhill
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 28 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).
- R141°/21°C · wind 25 km/h NNW, gusts 53 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/19°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/17°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 41 · 16.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/17°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 33 · 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
- Gregory Bourdy FRA · 277Four straight birdies were undone by a triple bogey at the par-3 7th; birdies at 15 and 16 left him four behind, second alone after Hebert bogeyed the 18th. Schwartzel claims four-shot victory at Alfred Dunhill Championship - ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 65 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, Mpumalanga, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Charl Schwartzel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (PA Sport, quoting the European Tour website)
29 November 2015
It feels good. The way I've played the last few years, I've been down in quite a slump, I didn't really see myself coming out and winning.
ESPN (PA Sport, quoting the European Tour website)
29 November 2015
I guess there's no better fit than for it to turn around here. This place has treated me really well. I got my first win here and now my 10th so I think it's pretty fitting.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charl Schwartzel | 66 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Gregory Bourdy | 70 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Benjamin Hebert | 68 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Sebastien Gros | 71 · 72 · 63 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Thomas Linard | 72 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Matt Ford | 67 · 74 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Joost Luiten | 68 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Jaco Van Zyl | 71 · 72 · 74 · 64 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Eddie Pepperell | 74 · 65 · 74 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Branden Grace | 71 · 73 · 66 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-31, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 1; world No. 50 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 48, 2015) from OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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