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Sunday 17 January 2016European TourYear in Review
Porteous wins Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 January 2016 · Haydn Porteous’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse R16,500,000 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
13 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 85° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/16°C · wind 21 km/h NW, gusts 46 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/16°C · wind 23 km/h E, gusts 44 · 15 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/16°C · wind 25 km/h ENE, gusts 47 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/15°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 30 · 0.5 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
- Zander Lombard RSA · 271Started the final round tied for the lead but dropped shots at the 9th, 11th and 14th in a 71 to finish two back. Haydn Porteous claims maiden European Tour win at Joburg Open - ESPN (PA Sport)
210 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Joburg Open
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club (East and West courses), Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Haydn Porteous
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (PA Sport, quoting the European Tour website)
17 January 2016
Words can't describe how I feel right now. It's surreal to be honest.
ESPN (PA Sport, quoting the European Tour website)
17 January 2016
Unfortunately the putts didn't go in, but I was keeping the pressure low and making sure I was going to be making par.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haydn Porteous | 66 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −18 |
| 2 | Zander Lombard | 71 · 64 · 65 · 71 | 271 | −16 |
| T3 | Björn Åkesson | 70 · 64 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −15 |
| T3 | Justin Walters | 65 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −15 |
| T3 | Daniel Im | 69 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −15 |
| T3 | Anthony Wall | 65 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 272 | −15 |
| T7 | Johan Carlsson | 66 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 273 | −14 |
| T7 | Jacques Blaauw | 66 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −14 |
| 9 | Paul Dunne | 71 · 63 · 68 · 72 | 274 | −13 |
| T10 | Richard Sterne | 69 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 275 | −12 |
| T10 | Alex Haindl | 72 · 64 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −12 |
| T10 | Ross McGowan | 67 · 62 · 73 · 73 | 275 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1994-07-08; RSA; turned pro 2013; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 372 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 3, 2016) from OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet