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Sunday 14 February 2016European TourYear in Review
Schwartzel wins Tshwane Open
Pretoria Country Club, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 February 2016 · Charl Schwartzel’s win no. 11 on the European Tour · purse R18,500,000 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
12 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/16°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/19°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/19°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 33 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/20°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 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
- Jeff Winther DEN · 272Surged through the field with a closing 64 but finished eight shots behind Schwartzel's 63. Charl Schwartzel cruises to victory at Tshwane Open - ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Tshwane Open
Pretoria Country Club, Pretoria Country Club, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Charl Schwartzel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BusinessLive (Business Day)
15 February 2016
This is what I was hoping for the first three rounds. I gave myself so many chances and if I had the putting stroke than that I did today, then it would’ve probably been my best tournament ever,
BusinessLive (Business Day)
15 February 2016
I’ve got such a good feeling about this year, and everything is falling into place. I’m excited,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charl Schwartzel | 71 · 64 · 66 · 63 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | Jeff Winther | 73 · 66 · 69 · 64 | 272 | −8 |
| 3 | Anthony Michael | 64 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T4 | Justin Walters | 71 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T4 | Richard Sterne | 68 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −5 |
| T4 | Dean Burmester | 70 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Brett Rumford | 75 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 276 | −4 |
| T7 | Jamie McLeary | 68 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −4 |
| T7 | Zander Lombard | 72 · 67 · 63 · 74 | 276 | −4 |
| T10 | Brandon Stone | 71 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 277 | −3 |
| T10 | Jaco Van Zyl | 66 · 72 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −3 |
| T10 | Haydn Porteous | 70 · 66 · 68 · 73 | 277 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-31, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 1; world No. 43 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 7, 2016) from OWGR player profile API; PA also calls him world no.43).
What’s in the bag
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