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Sunday 1 July 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Bateman wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan · Thursday 28 June to Sunday 1 July 2007 · Brian Bateman’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,900,000 USD · Buick
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/10°C · wind 9 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/11°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/11°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 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
- Justin Leonard USA · 274closed with a 67, birdieing the 16th and 18th, and finished a stroke back when Bateman birdied the last Justin Leonard interview, 2007-07-01 (ASAP Sports)
- Jason Gore USA · 274bogey-free 67; his birdie putt at the 18th did not take enough break, leaving him a stroke short Jason Gore interview, 2007-07-01 (ASAP Sports)
- Woody Austin USA · 274closed with a 69 after making no birdies until the 13th on firm, bumpy greens Woody Austin interview, 2007-07-01 (ASAP Sports)
156 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brian Bateman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Brian Bateman interview, 2007-07-01 (ASAP Sports)
1 July 2007
I just threw my hands up and said, Man, I finally did it.
Brian Bateman interview, 2007-07-01 (ASAP Sports)
1 July 2007
I'm the world champion range player at home and I can go out and hit balls for an hour and never miss a shot and get to the next week's tournament and fight my swing.
Jason Gore interview, 2007-07-01 (ASAP Sports)
1 July 2007
Every time I don't make a bogey, my caddie owes me a free round of sushi, so he's the big loser of the day.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Bateman | 65 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Justin Leonard | 69 · 72 · 66 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Jason Gore | 71 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Woody Austin | 65 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | John Rollins | 70 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Marco Dawson | 68 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Steve Elkington | 66 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Scott Verplank | 66 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Steve Marino | 69 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Brandt Snedeker | 71 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Gavin Coles | 68 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Lucas Glover | 68 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Freddie Jacobson | 68 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Kenny Perry | 71 · 63 · 71 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1973-02-25, Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1996; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 408 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Buick Open' (week 26/2007), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet