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Sunday 6 December 2020European TourYear in Review
Bezuidenhout wins South African Open
Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, South Africa · Christiaan Bezuidenhout’s win no. 3 on the European Tour · purse R19,500,000 ZAR · Second South African Open of the 2020 European Tour season (the first was in January 2020); added to the schedule on 22 October 2020. Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour.
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 87° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Jamie Donaldson WAL · 275finished second, five shots behind as Bezuidenhout shot four rounds in the 60s 2020 South African Open final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard
· cut +3, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
South African Open
Gary Player Country Club, Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sky Sports
6 December 2020
It's unbelievable to stand here with an Open win
Sky Sports
6 December 2020
It's any South African golfer's dream to win a national tournament. It's unreal.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 67 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Jamie Donaldson | 71 · 63 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Dylan Frittelli | 68 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Dean Burmester | 67 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Jc Ritchie | 70 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Hennie Du Plessis | 70 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Marcel Siem | 74 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Scott Vincent | 72 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| 9 | Julien Guerrier | 73 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 10 | Connor Syme | 72 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1994-05-18, Delmas, Mpumalanga, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2015; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 41 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by owgr.com player profile).
What’s in the bag
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