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Sunday 2 March 2025DP World TourYear in Review
Naidoo wins Investec South African Open Championship
Durban Country Club, Durban, South Africa · Thursday 27 February to Sunday 2 March 2025 · Dylan Naidoo’s win no. 1 on the DP World Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Investec · fourth round suspended then cancelled (flooded course); 54-hole result, playoff on Sunday
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/21°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/22°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 41 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/24°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 8 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
- Laurie Canter ENG · 202tied at 14 under when the fourth round was cancelled; lost to Naidoo's birdie at the first playoff hole Dylan Naidoo defies history, floods to win the SA Open (The Mercury)
156 started · cut -4, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Investec South African Open Championship
Durban Country Club, Durban Country Club, Durban, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dylan Naidoo
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Mercury
2 March 2025
I really don't know what to say. After a lot of really difficult times, a lot of times where I thought I'd do this earlier in my career ...
The Mercury
2 March 2025
I didn't have a lot of fear on the shot, it was actually a really nice shot for me to have in the moment. I was more worried about the putt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Naidoo | 70 · 61 · 71 | 202 | −14 |
| 2 | Laurie Canter | 69 · 65 · 68 | 202 | −14 |
| 3 | Marco Penge | 68 · 67 · 68 | 203 | −13 |
| T4 | Christiaan Maas | 70 · 64 · 70 | 204 | −12 |
| T4 | Branden Grace | 65 · 68 · 71 | 204 | −12 |
| T4 | Darren Fichardt | 63 · 70 · 71 | 204 | −12 |
| T7 | Dale Whitnell | 72 · 63 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
| T7 | Andrea Pavan | 67 · 66 · 72 | 205 | −11 |
| T9 | Scott Jamieson | 72 · 66 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T9 | Shaun Norris | 66 · 64 · 76 | 206 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1998-02-21, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2019; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 466 that week (OWGR rankBefore for this event (466 -> 246) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet