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Monday 11 December 2017European TourYear in Review
Sharma wins Joburg Open
Randpark Golf Club, Randburg, South Africa (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 7 to Monday 11 December 2017 · Shubhankar Sharma’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse R16,500,000 ZAR · weather: storms suspended the final round on Sunday 10 December; completed Monday 11 December
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 86° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Erik van Rooyen RSA · 267Started the final round six behind, made four birdies in five holes to get within four, but could add only one more birdie after the Monday restart; closed with 66 to finish three back. Shubhankar Sharma claims first European Tour win at Joburg Open - ESPN (PA Sport)
240 started, 75 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Joburg Open
Randpark Golf Club (Firethorn and Bushwillow courses), Randpark Golf Club, Randburg, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Shubhankar Sharma
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (PA Sport)
11 December 2017
This is my first time in South Africa and I don't think I'm ever going forget my first time in South Africa.
KweseESPN
11 December 2017
The only thing I was telling myself was to stay aggressive. I never wanted to be defensive. Even when I was leading I never thought of defending my lead. I actually set a target of 25-under.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shubhankar Sharma | 69 · 61 · 65 · 69 | 264 | −23 |
| 2 | Erik van Rooyen | 64 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 267 | −20 |
| T3 | Shaun Norris | 69 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −17 |
| T3 | Tapio Pulkkanen | 65 · 64 · 73 · 68 | 270 | −17 |
| 5 | Marcus Armitage | 69 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −15 |
| T6 | Joachim B Hansen | 66 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 274 | −13 |
| T6 | James Morrison | 64 · 70 · 67 · 73 | 274 | −13 |
| T8 | Christofer Blomstrand | 70 · 68 · 62 · 75 | 275 | −12 |
| T8 | Jin-ho Choi | 69 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −12 |
| T8 | Charlie Ford | 70 · 64 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −12 |
| T8 | Daniel Greene | 70 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −12 |
| T8 | Paul Peterson | 70 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1996-07-21, Jhansi, India; IND; turned pro 2013; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 462 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 49, 2017) from OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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