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Sunday 14 October 2007PGA TourYear in Review
McNeill wins Frys.com Open
TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 October 2007 · George McNeill’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · Frys.com
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/13°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/14°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/13°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/14°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 27 · 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
- D.J. Trahan USA · 268opened the final round with four straight birdies and shot the day's low round, a 66, but McNeill was never caught; four back ASAP Sports transcript: D.J. Trahan, Frys.com Open, October 14, 2007
, 83 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Frys.com Open
TPC Summerlin (with TPC Canyons in the first two rounds), TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
George McNeill
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2007
hopefully the whole thing about what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, hopefully my game travels.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2007
I try and explain golf to her. Golf to her is G-u-l-f. We live on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2007
He played great and I was proud of myself that I played so well. I hung in there and I played tough today, but he was just too good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George McNeill | 66 · 64 · 67 · 67 | 264 | −23 |
| 2 | D.J. Trahan | 65 · 65 · 72 · 66 | 268 | −19 |
| T3 | Robert Garrigus | 71 · 63 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −15 |
| T3 | Cameron Beckman | 65 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −15 |
| T5 | Bob May | 63 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 273 | −14 |
| T5 | Bo Van Pelt | 66 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −14 |
| T7 | Jason Gore | 63 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 274 | −13 |
| T7 | Mathias Gronberg | 69 · 64 · 71 · 70 | 274 | −13 |
| T7 | Garrett Willis | 68 · 62 · 73 · 71 | 274 | −13 |
| T10 | Kent Jones | 68 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −12 |
| T10 | Joe Ogilvie | 71 · 65 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −12 |
| T10 | Mike Weir | 69 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −12 |
| T10 | Mark Wilson | 66 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 275 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1975-10-02, Naples, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1998; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 242 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet