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Sunday 6 December 2015European TourYear in Review
Holman wins Australian PGA Championship
RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December 2015 · Nathan Holman’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse A$1,750,000 AUD
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 85° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/20°C · wind 31 km/h SSE, gusts 64 · 4.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/18°C · wind 22 km/h SSE, gusts 47 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/18°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/17°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 39 · 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
- Harold Varner III USA · 288Shared the 54-hole lead after a 66 but closed with 75; his birdie putt to win on the 72nd slid wide, then he bogeyed the first playoff hole. Nathan Holman falters, then wins Australian PGA in three-way playoff - ESPN (Associated Press)
- Dylan Frittelli RSA · 288Shared the 54-hole lead, closed with 75 to tie at even par, then missed the green from the rough and bogeyed the first playoff hole. Nathan Holman falters, then wins Australian PGA in three-way playoff - ESPN (Associated Press)
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Australian PGA Championship
RACV Royal Pines Resort, RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nathan Holman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
6 December 2015
It was pretty annoying to almost lose it at the end,
ESPN (Associated Press)
6 December 2015
It's probably a good thing, to be honest. I did think I'd get to those events in the future. I didn't think it would be this quickly.
ESPN (Associated Press)
6 December 2015
That's just the way it goes sometimes. I'll be all right. I'm going to go have a great Christmas and get back to it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Holman | 77 · 68 · 70 · 73 | 288 | E |
| T2 | Harold Varner III | 74 · 73 · 66 · 75 | 288 | E |
| T2 | Dylan Frittelli | 70 · 72 · 71 · 75 | 288 | E |
| 4 | Zander Lombard | 67 · 75 · 71 · 76 | 289 | +1 |
| 5 | Cameron Smith | 78 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 290 | +2 |
| T6 | Richard Green | 73 · 74 · 70 · 74 | 291 | +3 |
| T6 | Dimi Papadatos | 75 · 71 · 71 · 74 | 291 | +3 |
| T6 | Matthew Millar | 72 · 70 · 74 · 75 | 291 | +3 |
| T9 | Adam Stephens | 71 · 76 · 75 · 70 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Mathew Goggin | 76 · 73 · 72 · 71 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Peter Lonard | 76 · 72 · 73 · 71 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Jordan Zunic | 73 · 72 · 75 · 72 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Matthew Griffin | 76 · 72 · 71 · 73 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Mino Bertasio | 75 · 72 · 72 · 73 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Anthony Brown | 73 · 71 · 75 · 73 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Rory Bourke | 74 · 76 · 68 · 74 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | David Lingmerth | 73 · 68 · 75 · 76 | 292 | +4 |
The golfer
born 1991-04-19; AUS; turned pro 2013; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 318 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2015) from OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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