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Sunday 29 April 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Verplank wins EDS Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 April 2007 · Scott Verplank’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,300,000 USD · EDS
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/11°C · wind 21 km/h WNW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/12°C · wind 15 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/16°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/16°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 29 · 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
- Luke Donald ENG · 268Birdied three of the first six holes but made a double-bogey 6 at the 9th after pulling shots left; two birdies in the last six left him needing a birdie at 18, where he under-read the putt (closed 68) ASAP Sports interview transcript: Luke Donald, EDS Byron Nelson Championship, 2007-04-29
, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
EDS Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort (Tournament Players Course; Cottonwood Valley Course also used in rounds 1-2), TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Verplank
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 April 2007
I guess it's like a kid peeking through the wall of a baseball stadium and wanting to be on the Yankees one day. That's what it was like for me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 April 2007
I walked off the tee and felt a cool breeze, and it wasn't cool out there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 April 2007
It's not much fun finishing second, to be honest. I much prefer the feeling of being the champion.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Verplank | 67 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | Luke Donald | 67 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| T3 | Jerry Kelly | 69 · 70 · 67 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Rory Sabbatini | 70 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Ian Poulter | 70 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Ken Duke | 68 · 73 · 64 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Freddie Jacobson | 67 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| 9 | Ryuji Imada | 70 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Rod Pampling | 68 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Steve Marino | 69 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Brett Wetterich | 66 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1964-07-09, Dallas, Texas; USA; turned pro 1986; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 68 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet