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Sunday 1 December 2024DP World TourYear in Review

Johnston wins ISPS Handa Australian Open

Kingston Heath Golf Club, Cheltenham, Melbourne, Australia · Thursday 28 November to Sunday 1 December 2024 · Ryggs Johnston’s win no. 1 on the DP World Tour · purse A$1,700,000 AUD · ISPS Handa · played over two courses (Kingston Heath and Victoria) alongside the Women's Australian Open

The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

14 h 29 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).

  1. R124°/14°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 41 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  2. R228°/17°C · wind 21 km/h ESE, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  3. R322°/19°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 35 · 18.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  4. R425°/18°C · wind 27 km/h NNW, gusts 59 · 2.5 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

156 started · cut -2, 65 made it

Same week

Nothing else in our record that week.

DP World Tour event

ISPS Handa Australian Open

Kingston Heath Golf Club and Victoria Golf Club, Kingston Heath Golf Club, Cheltenham, Melbourne, Australia

4 of 5 researched

Winner

Ryggs Johnston

269Total
−18To par
3 strokesMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

From the papers

The Associated Press (via KSAT)

And I’m just pretty honoured to be able to put my name on it now, and I’ll cherish this moment forever.

Ryggs Johnston, quoted in The Associated Press (via KSAT), 1 December 2024. The report

The Associated Press (via KSAT)

It’s just really cool to be in group that’s with those guys,

Ryggs Johnston, quoted in The Associated Press (via KSAT), 1 December 2024. The report
Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Ryggs Johnston65 · 68 · 68 · 68269−18
2Curtis Luck71 · 68 · 65 · 68272−15
T3Marc Leishman68 · 68 · 68 · 69273−14
T3Jasper Stubbs68 · 67 · 68 · 70273−14
T5Kiradech Aphibarnrat69 · 69 · 69 · 68275−12
T5Harrison Crowe66 · 69 · 69 · 71275−12
T5Joaquín Niemann73 · 66 · 64 · 72275−12
T5Wenyi Ding71 · 64 · 68 · 72275−12
T5Elvis Smylie70 · 64 · 69 · 72275−12
T5Lucas Herbert63 · 66 · 72 · 74275−12
The golfer

born 2000-05-21, Libby, Montana, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2024; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 954 that week (OWGR rankBefore for this event (954 -> 316) per OWGR player profile).

Source

What’s in the bag

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