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Sunday 9 March 2025DP World TourYear in Review
Hill wins Joburg Open
Houghton Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 March 2025 · Calum Hill’s win no. 2 on the DP World Tour · purse R20,500,000 ZAR
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 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/16°C · wind 5 km/h SE, gusts 18 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/15°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/13°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 22 · 0.9 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
- Jacques Kruyswijk RSA · 266birdied the 17th to reach the playoff, then three-putted for bogey on the second extra hole Scot Hill wins Joburg Open in playoff (AFP via East Coast Radio)
- Shaun Norris RSA · 266double-bogeyed the second playoff hole after his second shot landed in water Scot Hill wins Joburg Open in playoff (AFP via East Coast Radio)
156 started, 78 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Joburg Open
Houghton Golf Club, Houghton Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Calum Hill
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AFP via East Coast Radio
9 March 2025
This is awesome. My victory has taken me a little by surprise,
AFP via East Coast Radio
9 March 2025
Shooting a 62 to come back into contention was fantastic and winning the play-off the cherry on top. This is the first time I have been involved in a play-off.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calum Hill | 69 · 66 · 69 · 62 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Jacques Kruyswijk | 65 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Shaun Norris | 66 · 63 · 67 · 70 | 266 | −14 |
| 4 | Dylan Frittelli | 65 · 70 · 69 · 63 | 267 | −13 |
| 5 | Daniel van Tonder | 67 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| 6 | Kieran Vincent | 66 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T7 | Brandon Robinson Thompson | 68 · 68 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Jacob Skov Olesen | 65 · 72 · 65 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T9 | Sam Bairstow | 69 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Todd Clements | 68 · 67 · 71 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Jayden Schaper | 64 · 70 · 72 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Marcel Siem | 70 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Connor Syme | 66 · 65 · 72 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-03, Kirkcaldy, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2017; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 286 that week (OWGR rankBefore for this event (286 -> 160) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet