LAST WEEK IN NUMBERS
6– The number of places winner Louis Oosthuizen moved up in The Race to Dubai; seventh to first.
19– Louis Oosthuizen’s current position in the Official World Golf Ranking after his Africa Open victory.
2– Even though Manuel Quiros and Chris Wood lost out in the play-off for the Africa Open, their runner-up finishes still represented their best European Tour finish.
66– The low round of the week. This was attained by Brandon Pieters (round one), Markus Brier (round two), Robert Dinwiddie (round three), Steven O’Hara, Shaun Norris and Scott Hend (all in round four).
5– The number of 2010 European Tour Qualifying School graduates who finished inside the top ten. They were: Quiros (tied second), Jaco Van Zyl (tied fourth), Brier, Norris and Eirik Tage Johansen (all tied eighth).
THE JOBURG OPEN IN NUMBERS.
24– The number of European Tour winners in the field.
210– The number of players in the field; the largest on the 2011 European Tour International Schedule.
4– The number of events on the 2011 season using two or more courses. The tournaments are: Joburg Open, Trophée Hassan II, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and Barclays Singapore Open.
3– Should Charl Schwartzel, 2010 Joburg Open champion, win again he would become the third South African to successfully defend a European Tour title, following Ernie Els (2002-03-04 Heineken Classic) and Trevor Immelman (2003-04 South African Open Championship).
13– The number of top ten finishes Charl Schwartzel has recorded in Sunshine Tour events he has played in which have been co-sanctioned with The European Tour.
