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Sunday 15 January 2017European TourYear in Review
Storm wins BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni
Glendower Golf Club, Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 January 2017 · Graeme Storm’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse R15,000,000 ZAR · BMW
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 85° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/16°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 29 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/17°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 25.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/16°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/16°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 33 · 1.7 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 270Closed with 68 from three back but bogeyed the par-3 17th; lost the playoff on the third extra hole after coming up short of the 18th green in two and missing from seven feet. Graeme Storm beats Rory McIlroy in South African Open play-off drama - ESPN (PA Sport)
156 started, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW SA Open hosted by City of Ekurhuleni
Glendower Golf Club, Glendower Golf Club, Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Graeme Storm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
15 January 2017
I'm shocked. This has been a surreal week and to find myself in the position I was in with probably the best player in the world was a dream come true.
BBC Sport
15 January 2017
I got my playing rights due to the fact Patrick could not play and I took it with both hands. To win this tournament with the prestige of it is incredible.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme Storm | 69 · 63 · 67 · 71 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Jordan Smith | 67 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Dean Burmester | 67 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Thomas Aiken | 67 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Trevor Fisher Jr | 66 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Alexander Björk | 68 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | David Drysdale | 70 · 65 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Mikko Korhonen | 72 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Edoardo Molinari | 71 · 70 · 63 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Joël Stalter | 69 · 70 · 65 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Peter Uihlein | 70 · 64 · 70 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1978-03-13, Hartlepool, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 251 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 2, 2017) from OWGR player profile API; PA and BBC also state world No. 251).
What’s in the bag
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