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Sunday 5 March 2017European TourYear in Review
Burmester wins Tshwane Open
Pretoria Country Club, Pretoria, South Africa · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 March 2017 · Dean Burmester’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse R16,500,000 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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/17°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 24 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/16°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/16°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/17°C · wind 7 km/h N, gusts 24 · 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
- Jorge Campillo ESP · 269Closed with a 68, three birdies in his last five holes, to tie for second three shots back after Burmester's bogeys at 16 and 17. South African Burmester wins Tshwane Open (European Tour Communications) - Scottish Golf View
- Mikko Korhonen FIN · 269Closed with a 67, birdieing the 14th and 18th, to tie for second three shots back. South African Burmester wins Tshwane Open (European Tour Communications) - Scottish Golf View
156 started, 81 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Tshwane Open
Pretoria Country Club, Pretoria Country Club, Pretoria, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dean Burmester
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scottish Golf View (European Tour Communications)
5 March 2017
I sharpened my teeth as a youngster on the Big Easy Tour here at home and I think I had five seconds in one year and then two years later I had four wins on the Sunshine Tour.
Scottish Golf View (European Tour Communications)
5 March 2017
It's gone strength to strength and now I'm a European Tour winner and that sounds great.
Scottish Golf View (European Tour Communications)
5 March 2017
Bogeys at 16 and 17 weren't great but I was just trying to keep myself calm.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Burmester | 68 · 68 · 65 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | Mikko Korhonen | 66 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Jorge Campillo | 67 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| 4 | Peter Uihlein | 69 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| 5 | Alexander Björk | 65 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Jacques Blaauw | 69 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Paul Dunne | 73 · 68 · 65 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | James Morrison | 67 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Justin Walters | 66 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Ben Eccles | 66 · 73 · 64 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Peter Karmis | 67 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1989-06-02, Mutare, Zimbabwe; RSA; turned pro 2010; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 144 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile)).
What’s in the bag
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