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Sunday 14 January 2018European TourYear in Review
Paisley wins BMW SA Open
Glendower Golf Club, Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 January 2018 · Chris Paisley’s win no. 1 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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 85° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/15°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/13°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/15°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/16°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 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
- Branden Grace RSA · 270Started one behind and briefly led after an eagle on the 2nd, then double-bogeyed the 6th from a greenside bunker and found water off the 12th tee; finished three back. England's Chris Paisley wins South Africa Open - ESPN (PA Sport)
, 75 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW SA Open
Glendower Golf Club, Glendower Golf Club, Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris Paisley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (PA Sport)
14 January 2018
Going head to head against Branden in his home country with pretty much everyone in the crowd on his side was tough, but I just played great.
ESPN (PA Sport)
14 January 2018
It's the first time she's ever caddied, she never put a foot wrong and I just can't thank her enough.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Paisley | 66 · 65 · 70 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Branden Grace | 65 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | JC Ritchie | 72 · 70 · 65 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Jacques Blaauw | 68 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Jacques Kruyswijk | 68 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Scott Vincent | 70 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Darren Fichardt | 70 · 71 · 64 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Chase Koepka | 65 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Renato Paratore | 71 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Adrien Saddier | 68 · 63 · 73 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1986-03-24, Hexham, Northumberland, England; ENG; turned pro 2010; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 289 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 2, 2018) from OWGR player profile API; PA Sport also states he would 'climb from 289th in the world').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet