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Sunday 15 December 2024DP World TourYear in Review
Norris wins Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, South Africa · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 December 2024 · Shaun Norris’s win no. 2 on the DP World Tour · purse €1,500,000 EUR · Alfred Dunhill
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 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 88° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R139°/25°C · wind 17 km/h NW, gusts 44 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R242°/24°C · wind 26 km/h WSW, gusts 58 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/23°C · wind 23 km/h SE, gusts 55 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/21°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 41 · 0.1 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
- Ryan van Velzen RSA · 27623-year-old seeking a maiden win, finished one behind Norris's clubhouse 13 under Shaun Norris banks R4.7million in come-from-behind victory (The Post)
- John Parry ENG · 276closed with 69 to tie for second, one behind (ESPN) Alfred Dunhill Championship leaderboard - ESPN
- Marcus Kinhult SWE · 276closed with 74 to tie for second, one behind (ESPN) Alfred Dunhill Championship leaderboard - ESPN
156 started · cut -1, 66 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek Country Club, Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Shaun Norris
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Post (IOL)
15 December 2024
No, words can't describe it. This last year has been very tough,
The Post (IOL)
15 December 2024
I had a number in mind. I thought 14,15 [under] was a good number to get to. And if I can post it early, they needed to chase it down,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Norris | 67 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | John Parry | 67 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Ryan van Velzen | 70 · 69 · 65 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Marcus Kinhult | 65 · 68 · 69 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Angel Ayora | 71 · 70 · 65 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Darius Van Driel | 67 · 71 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Keenan Davidse | 69 · 68 · 73 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Andy Sullivan | 64 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Martin Couvra | 71 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Dale Whitnell | 69 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1982-05-14, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 220 that week (OWGR rankBefore for this event (220 -> 129) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet