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Sunday 19 March 2023DP World TourYear in Review
Baldwin wins SDC Championship
St. Francis Links, St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 March 2023 · Matthew Baldwin’s win no. 1 on the DP World Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · SDC
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/20°C · wind 31 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/20°C · wind 25 km/h NNW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/19°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/19°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 38 · 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
- Adri Arnaus ESP · 277finished seven shots behind Golf News Net: 2023 SDC Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
156 started · cut E, 67 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
SDC Championship
St. Francis Links, St. Francis Links, St Francis Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Matthew Baldwin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
19 March 2023
It's been a tough few years, so obviously to get the win means absolutely everything,
BBC Sport
19 March 2023
I can't process it right now, but it just means the world to me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Baldwin | 70 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Adri Arnaus | 72 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Ewen Ferguson | 72 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Jaco Ahlers | 78 · 64 · 68 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Antoine Rozner | 72 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Jens Dantorp | 74 · 63 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Kristian Krogh Johannessen | 67 · 66 · 73 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| 8 | Matthieu Pavon | 75 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Keenan Davidse | 72 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Thomas Aiken | 72 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Albert Venter | 70 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Joost Luiten | 69 · 71 · 67 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Daniel Brown | 70 · 70 · 67 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1986-02-26; ENG; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 501 that week (OWGR rankBefore for this event (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet