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Sunday 13 November 2016European TourYear in Review
Noren wins Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player
Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, South Africa · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 November 2016 · Alex Noren’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse US$7,000,000 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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 84° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/19°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 45 · 10.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/18°C · wind 22 km/h NNW, gusts 66 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/16°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, 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
- Jeunghun Wang KOR · 280led by five entering the final round, then closed with a 75, bogeying the 15th, 16th and 18th as Noren shot 63 In-form Alex Noren storms home to claim Nedbank Golf Challenge title (PA Sport) – ESPN
72 started, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player
Gary Player Country Club, Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alex Noren
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 November 2016
I don't think I've ever played as good, especially on the greens.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 November 2016
And then starting off like that, all of the sudden, I told myself, "You've got to believe you can win this," and I kept hitting fairways and greens.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 November 2016
Actually, I hit it so bad today. Like my driver, I think I hit fairways only like four or five times, and greens, like eight or nine greens only maybe.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Noren | 69 · 67 · 75 · 63 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Jeunghun Wang | 68 · 73 · 64 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Alejandro Cañizares | 71 · 68 · 74 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Victor Dubuisson | 69 · 75 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Ricardo Gouveia | 74 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Branden Grace | 71 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Andrew Sullivan | 72 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| 8 | Henrik Stenson | 69 · 74 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 9 | Louis Oosthuizen | 72 · 66 · 70 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
| 10 | Jaco Van Zyl | 69 · 69 · 74 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1982-07-12, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2005; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore/rankFrom as stated by owgr.com (player profile and event results)).
What’s in the bag
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