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Sunday 4 February 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Baddeley wins FBR Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 February 2007 · Aaron Baddeley’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · FBR
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/7°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/1°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/2°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/4°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 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 · 264Closed with a 63 to finish one shot back; his 131-yard wedge into the 18th hit the top of the flagstick and spun back off the front of the green ASAP Sports interview transcript: John Rollins, FBR Open, 2007-02-04
, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FBR Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Aaron Baddeley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 February 2007
I want to win major championships. Yeah, I mean, that's where I want to go. It's a long way to go yet, I know that, a lot of hard work to be put in.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 February 2007
Last week I went to a wedding. I was best man at my best mate's wedding, and I took my putter with me and was putting in the hotel room because I wanted to work hard on it.
ASAP Sports interview transcript: John Rollins, FBR Open, 2007-02-04
4 February 2007
When it's your week, that ball misses the flag and it's a kick-in. When it's not, it hits the flag and spins off.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Baddeley | 65 · 70 · 64 · 64 | 263 | −21 |
| 2 | John Rollins | 65 · 68 · 68 · 63 | 264 | −20 |
| 3 | Jeff Quinney | 66 · 63 · 68 · 68 | 265 | −19 |
| 4 | Bart Bryant | 66 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| 5 | Billy Mayfair | 66 · 66 · 70 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 6 | Heath Slocum | 67 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| 7 | Vijay Singh | 71 · 67 · 67 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | Dean Wilson | 70 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | David Toms | 65 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Bubba Watson | 66 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1981-03-17, Lebanon, New Hampshire; AUS; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 90 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet