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Sunday 4 December 2016European TourYear in Review
Varner wins Australian PGA Championship
RACV Royal Pines Resort, Benowa, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 December 2016 · Harold Varner III’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse A$1,500,000 AUD
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 85° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/18°C · wind 21 km/h N, gusts 45 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/20°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 41 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/22°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 41 · 3.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/21°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 39 · 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
- Andrew Dodt AUS · 271Led from early in the second round; overtaken by Varner's four straight birdies from the 7th, he tied again at the 14th but Varner birdied 15 and 17 and Dodt's bogey-free 69 left him two back. American Harold Varner III wins Australian PGA Championship - ESPN (AAP)
156 started, 80 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Australian PGA Championship
RACV Royal Pines Resort, RACV Royal Pines Resort, Benowa, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Harold Varner III
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Inside Golf
5 December 2016
I just wanted to find a way to birdie every hole, because that's the only thing I can control. I can't control what Andrew does, I can't control what Adam does.
Inside Golf
5 December 2016
That's what I've learned over the time. It's been a blast for me, between the volunteers, the people, I can't wait to come back.
ESPN (AAP)
4 December 2016
After last year it feels good back to come back and finish it off.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Varner III | 65 · 72 · 67 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Andrew Dodt | 65 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | Adam Scott | 68 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Ashley Hall | 65 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | Brett Rumford | 69 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Darius Van Driel | 72 · 73 · 68 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Brett Coletta | 72 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | John Senden | 70 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| 9 | Ryan Fox | 67 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Prom Meesawat | 71 · 73 · 72 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Tom Lewis | 73 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Stephen Gallacher | 72 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Romain Langasque | 74 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Scott Hend | 74 · 70 · 66 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-15, Akron, Ohio, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2012; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 184 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2016) from OWGR player profile API; AAP also states world No.184).
What’s in the bag
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