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Sunday 12 November 2017European TourYear in Review
Grace wins Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player
Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, North West, South Africa · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 November 2017 · Branden Grace’s win no. 8 on the European Tour · purse US$7,500,000 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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 83° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/16°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 42 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/18°C · wind 24 km/h NNW, gusts 53 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R335°/20°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/19°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 34 · 2.5 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
- Scott Jamieson SCO · 278led Grace by three entering the final round but closed with a 70; his chip at the 16th just missed Branden Grace cards bogey-free 66 to snatch Nedbank Challenge title (PA Sport) – ESPN
72 started, 70 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player
Gary Player Country Club, Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, North West, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Branden Grace
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 November 2017
This is the one event that as a South African you want to win. It's Africa's Major for a reason and what a special place it is.
PA Sport via ESPN
12 November 2017
It's a very special week, we found out on Wednesday we're having a boy.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 November 2017
Yeah, shanked it. Good for about one shank a tournament. Unfortunately it popped up right there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Branden Grace | 68 · 75 · 68 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Scott Jamieson | 68 · 73 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Victor Dubuisson | 68 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| 4 | Haotong Li | 70 · 77 · 70 · 64 | 281 | −7 |
| 5 | Martin Kaymer | 73 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Darren Fichardt | 71 · 69 · 75 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 70 · 74 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 70 · 77 · 68 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Louis Oosthuizen | 71 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Tommy Fleetwood | 73 · 74 · 67 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Graeme Storm | 69 · 75 · 71 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1988-05-20, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2007; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 44 that week (OWGR rankBefore/rankFrom as stated by owgr.com (player profile and event results)).
What’s in the bag
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