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Sunday 21 January 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Hoffman wins Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
The Classic Club, Palm Desert, California (final round; rotation with PGA West Palmer Course, Bermuda Dunes CC and La Quinta CC) · Wednesday 17 to Sunday 21 January 2007 · Charley Hoffman’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Chrysler
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/2°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/4°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/8°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/5°C · wind 7 km/h S, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R514°/7°C · wind 20 km/h N, gusts 57 · 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
- John Rollins USA · 343Went 4 over early in the final round, recovered to shoot 73 and tie at 17-under 343, then made 5 to Hoffman's birdie on the first playoff hole, the 18th ASAP Sports interview transcript: John Rollins, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 2007-01-21
, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
The Classic Club, The Classic Club, Palm Desert, California (final round; rotation with PGA West Palmer Course, Bermuda Dunes CC and La Quinta CC)
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Charley Hoffman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 January 2007
Definitely the survivor. I didn't really think I had a chance with two holes to play, and somehow got it done. But it was brutal out there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 January 2007
I think you'd obviously rather have a seven-shot lead coming into the last hole, but you've got to take them any way you can get them.
ASAP Sports interview transcript: John Rollins, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, 2007-01-21
21 January 2007
You know, everybody was going south kind of quick, and it just became a battle of survival.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Hoffman | 66 · 70 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 343 | −17 |
| 2 | John Rollins | 67 · 67 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 343 | −17 |
| 3 | Justin Rose | 67 · 65 · 66 · 70 · 76 | 344 | −16 |
| T4 | Heath Slocum | 68 · 68 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 345 | −15 |
| T4 | Jeff Quinney | 68 · 69 · 69 · 66 · 73 | 345 | −15 |
| T6 | Cliff Kresge | 72 · 68 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 346 | −14 |
| T6 | Charles Warren | 71 · 67 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 346 | −14 |
| T8 | Mark Calcavecchia | 65 · 70 · 75 · 68 · 69 | 347 | −13 |
| T8 | Harrison Frazar | 68 · 71 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 347 | −13 |
| T8 | Scott Verplank | 66 · 66 · 68 · 74 · 73 | 347 | −13 |
| T8 | Dudley Hart | 66 · 70 · 70 · 67 · 74 | 347 | −13 |
| T8 | Robert Allenby | 63 · 70 · 70 · 70 · 74 | 347 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1976-12-27, San Diego, California; USA; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 197 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet