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Sunday 3 June 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins the Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 31 May to Sunday 3 June 2007 · K.J. Choi’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Morgan Stanley
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/18°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/19°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 33 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/20°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 24 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/18°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 10.5 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
- Ryan Moore USA · 272closed with a 66, birdieing four in a row and then the 17th to post 16 under, a stroke short after Choi saved par from a bunker at the 18th Ryan Moore interview, 2007-06-03 (ASAP Sports)
104 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
K.J. Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
K.J. Choi interview, 2007-06-03 (ASAP Sports)
3 June 2007
Last hole, 16, my nickname is Mr. One Foot.
K.J. Choi interview, 2007-06-03 (ASAP Sports)
3 June 2007
I just feel very honored and just very happy to be living in the same age, same period, same time as Jack is living and to win his tournament is so meaningful to me.
Ryan Moore interview, 2007-06-03 (ASAP Sports)
3 June 2007
Helpless, for sure. I left it in his hands. I mean, he had control of the tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.J. Choi | 69 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Ryan Moore | 66 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Kenny Perry | 69 · 74 · 67 · 63 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Rod Pampling | 65 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Freddie Jacobson | 68 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Stewart Cink | 69 · 71 · 65 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Sean O'Hair | 65 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Adam Scott | 70 · 62 · 72 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Geoff Ogilvy | 70 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Aaron Baddeley | 66 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-19, Wando, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1994; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 32 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'the Memorial Tournament' (week 22/2007), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet