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Sunday 4 December 2016European TourYear in Review
Stone wins Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Malalane, Mpumalanga, South Africa · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 December 2016 · Brandon Stone’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,200,000 EUR · Alfred Dunhill
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 waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R135°/18°C · wind 26 km/h SE, gusts 52 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/18°C · wind 21 km/h SE, gusts 54 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/19°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R438°/19°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 48 · 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
- Richard Sterne RSA · 273Closed with a flawless 67 to finish alone in second, seven shots behind. Dominant Brandon Stone wins Alfred Dunhill Championship - ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Leopard Creek Country Club, Malalane, Mpumalanga, South Africa
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Brandon Stone
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Stone | 67 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Richard Sterne | 68 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Thomas Detry | 69 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Graeme Storm | 73 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Scott Jamieson | 67 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Carlos Pigem | 68 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Thomas Aiken | 69 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Benjamin Hebert | 70 · 66 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Charl Schwartzel | 66 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
| 10 | Bryce Easton | 70 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1993-04-20, Rustenburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2013; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 107 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2016) from OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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