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Sunday 8 July 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins AT&T National
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 July 2007 · K.J. Choi’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · AT&T
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/23°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 36 · 23.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/21°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 40 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/20°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/18°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 26 · 0 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
- Steve Stricker USA · 274closed with a 70 to finish three back; struggled to hole putts on the bumpy back-nine greens and was still in contention when Choi holed his bunker shot at the 17th Steve Stricker interview, 2007-07-08 (ASAP Sports)
120 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T National
Congressional Country Club (Blue Course), Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
K.J. Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
K.J. Choi interview, 2007-07-08 (ASAP Sports)
8 July 2007
One thing I can say is Tiger, this week's trophy is a lot heavier than Jack's trophy, if that means anything.
K.J. Choi interview, 2007-07-08 (ASAP Sports)
8 July 2007
It's never looking back, don't look back, just move forward just like a tank. Just progress.
Steve Stricker interview, 2007-07-08 (ASAP Sports)
8 July 2007
You know, stuff like that happens when you're going to win a tournament. It's kind of destiny and good for him; he made a great shot and holed it out.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.J. Choi | 66 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| 2 | Steve Stricker | 67 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T3 | Pat Perez | 71 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −3 |
| T3 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 74 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −3 |
| T3 | Stuart Appleby | 66 · 67 · 68 · 76 | 277 | −3 |
| T6 | Robert Allenby | 70 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −2 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | 73 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| T8 | Hunter Mahan | 70 · 74 · 70 · 65 | 279 | −1 |
| T8 | Rocco Mediate | 75 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 279 | −1 |
| T8 | Brandt Snedeker | 69 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −1 |
| T8 | Mike Weir | 72 · 66 · 67 · 74 | 279 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-19, Wando, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1994; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'AT&T National' (week 27/2007), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet