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Sunday 10 January 2016European TourYear in Review
Stone wins BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni
Glendower Golf Club, Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 January 2016 · Brandon Stone’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse R15,000,000 ZAR · BMW · Afternoon thunderstorms disrupted play on the first three days; the third round was completed on Sunday before the final round
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 86° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R137°/20°C · wind 26 km/h NNW, gusts 58 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/16°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 48 · 6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/15°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 13.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/14°C · wind 21 km/h N, gusts 41 · 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
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout RSA · 276Playing with Stone, briefly shared the lead with a birdie at the 13th but three-putted the 17th, effectively ending his chances; closed with 67. Brandon Stone wins maiden European Tour title at BMW SA Open - ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni
Glendower Golf Club, Glendower Golf Club, Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brandon Stone
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
National Club Golfer
11 January 2016
Its too good to be true. I’m overcome with emotions at the moment. There was a lot of ups and downs in that final round but to come out on top at the end is incredible.
National Club Golfer
11 January 2016
To join the likes of Retief Goosen, Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman and a whole bunch more, it’s really special. It’s such a prestigious event, especially for a South African golfer.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Stone | 71 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 70 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Daniel Brooks | 68 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Retief Goosen | 68 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Branden Grace | 69 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Justin Walters | 68 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Keith Horne | 67 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Daniel Im | 73 · 70 · 72 · 65 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Trevor Fisher Jr | 71 · 73 · 66 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Mark Williams | 71 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Dean Burmester | 70 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1993-04-20, Rustenburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2013; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 249 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 2, 2016) from OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet