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Sunday 25 February 2024DP World TourYear in Review
Driel wins Magical Kenya Open
Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi, Kenya · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 February 2024 · Darius Van Driel’s win no. 1 on the DP World Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD
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 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 81° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/18°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 54 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/17°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 55 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/16°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 46 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/15°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 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
- Joe Dean ENG · 272finished joint second, two shots behind 2024 Magical Kenya Open final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
- Nacho Elvira ESP · 272finished joint second, two shots behind 2024 Magical Kenya Open final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
144 started · cut E, 71 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Magical Kenya Open
Muthaiga Golf Club, Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi, Kenya
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Darius Van Driel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Reuters (via ESPN)
25 February 2024
It means a lot. I never thought [winning] would hit this hard. It is a dream come true. I kept my emotions cool all round, but after that last putt it is all coming out.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darius Van Driel | 66 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Nacho Elvira | 69 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Joe Dean | 68 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Adrian Otaegui | 69 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Matthew Jordan | 74 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Manuel Elvira | 70 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Ewen Ferguson | 69 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Connor Syme | 67 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Jeong weon Ko | 72 · 67 · 72 · 64 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Deon Germishuys | 71 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-06-02, Leidschendam, Netherlands; NED; turned pro 2015; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 366 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Magical Kenya Open week (OWGR player profile events table, 2024)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet