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Sunday 6 December 2015European TourYear in Review
Leishman wins Nedbank Golf Challenge
Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, North West, South Africa · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December 2015 · Marc Leishman’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse US$6,500,000 USD · Nedbank
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 87° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/20°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 40 · 5.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/20°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R336°/19°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R438°/22°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 42 · 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
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 275Playing partner, fell three behind after a bogey at the 7th and, despite birdies at 8, 9 and 10 and a chip-in at 17, closed with 72 to finish six back. Marc Leishman cruises to Nedbank Golf Challenge title in Sun City - ESPN (PA Sport)
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Nedbank Golf Challenge
Gary Player Country Club, Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, North West, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Marc Leishman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (PA Sport)
6 December 2015
I'm pretty happy to have this year over, to be honest. Audrey got very sick and I lost an uncle who I was very close to. This tops off what was otherwise not a great year.
ESPN (PA Sport)
6 December 2015
Three weeks ago we moved into a new house, so this will help pay for that.
ESPN (PA Sport)
6 December 2015
I definitely found out where the trouble was in the practice round!
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Leishman | 68 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | 66 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Chris Wood | 70 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Victor Dubuisson | 71 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Danny Willett | 67 · 75 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Branden Grace | 68 · 74 · 67 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Robert Streb | 69 · 66 · 72 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| 8 | Byeong Hun An | 72 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Charl Schwartzel | 71 · 74 · 67 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Thongchai Jaidee | 70 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1983-10-24, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2005; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 47 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2015) from OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet