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Sunday 15 July 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Byrd wins John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 July 2007 · Jonathan Byrd’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,100,000 USD · John Deere
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/13°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/16°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/16°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 22 · 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
- Tim Clark RSA · 267led by three or four after birdieing the 13th, then bogeyed the 15th when his ball stopped against a rake short of a bunker and the 17th after a 3-wood plugged in a bunker lip (68) Tim Clark interview, 2007-07-15 (ASAP Sports)
157 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jonathan Byrd
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jonathan Byrd interview, 2007-07-15 (ASAP Sports)
15 July 2007
I'd much rather be erratic and miss cuts here and there and win golf tournaments. That makes the job more fun
Jonathan Byrd interview, 2007-07-15 (ASAP Sports)
15 July 2007
We just enjoy the time, we enjoy the golf course, and enjoy looking at those cornfields. We certainly don't have those in Georgia.
Tim Clark interview, 2007-07-15 (ASAP Sports)
15 July 2007
I was 13th at Augusta and 17th at the U.S. Open, and I don't get to go to the British Open, which kind of blows my mind a little bit.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Byrd | 67 · 68 · 65 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Tim Clark | 68 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| T3 | Troy Matteson | 69 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Nathan Green | 67 · 63 · 68 · 71 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | Carl Pettersson | 67 · 64 · 71 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Heath Slocum | 70 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Jeff Gove | 69 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Kevin Sutherland | 66 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Jason Dufner | 65 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Neal Lancaster | 64 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1978-01-27, Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2000; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 109 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'John Deere Classic' (week 28/2007), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet