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Sunday 21 March 2021European TourYear in Review
Harding wins Magical Kenya Open
Karen Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 March 2021 · Justin Harding’s win no. 2 on the European Tour · purse €1,000,000 EUR
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 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 89° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/14°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/15°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 44 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/16°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 44 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/15°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 44 · 1.2 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
- Kurt Kitayama USA · 265Two eagles cut the lead to one, but a bogey on the 11th left him two short. Justin Harding wins Kenya Open to clinch second European Tour title (Reuters via ESPN)
156 started · cut -2, 77 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Magical Kenya Open
Karen Country Club, Karen Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Harding
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Reuters via ESPN
21 March 2021
It was hard work. I was happy with the way I played,
Reuters via ESPN
21 March 2021
I made a mess of 11 and 12 and ultimately the way I played 13 through 18 this week, it was a stressful time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Harding | 66 · 67 · 64 · 66 | 263 | −21 |
| 2 | Kurt Kitayama | 67 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| 3 | Connor Syme | 65 · 67 · 71 · 64 | 267 | −17 |
| 4 | Sebastian Garcia | 67 · 70 · 68 · 63 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | Jacques Kruyswijk | 68 · 72 · 65 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Romain Langasque | 67 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | 68 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | Sam Horsfield | 65 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Pep Angles | 70 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Dean Burmester | 68 · 64 · 71 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Calum Hill | 65 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1986-02-09, Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2010; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 195 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet