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Sunday 7 January 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Mercedes-Benz Championship
Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 January 2007 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 30 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Mercedes-Benz
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/22°C · wind 45 km/h ENE, gusts 62 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/22°C · wind 36 km/h ENE, gusts 55 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/22°C · wind 30 km/h ENE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/22°C · wind 25 km/h E, gusts 39 · 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
- Adam Scott AUS · 280Played in the final group three shots back and cut a seven-shot gap to two with a birdie at the 16th, but ran a 36-foot birdie putt 4 feet past on the 17th and missed the return for bogey No stopping Singh (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser staff, 2007-01-08)
, 33 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Mercedes-Benz Championship
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
No stopping Singh (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser staff, 2007-01-08)
7 January 2007
This week was for my son (Qass). He's home and this is for him. He wanted this car and he got it.
Singh wins Mercedes Championship by two shots (Associated Press, via ESPN)
7 January 2007
Anyone who says 43 is old, they can go to hell,
ASAP Sports interview transcript: Adam Scott, Mercedes-Benz Championship, 2007-01-07
7 January 2007
I think until Tiger came along, didn't everyone say you peaked between 35 and 45 in golf? So I guess, is Vijay still in that age range? (Laughter). He's sneaking up there now.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −14 |
| 2 | Adam Scott | 73 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −12 |
| 3 | Trevor Immelman | 71 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 283 | −9 |
| T4 | Davis Love III | 70 · 71 · 75 · 68 | 284 | −8 |
| T4 | J.B. Holmes | 73 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 284 | −8 |
| T4 | Will MacKenzie | 69 · 70 · 73 · 72 | 284 | −8 |
| 7 | Luke Donald | 72 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 285 | −7 |
| T8 | David Toms | 75 · 72 · 72 · 67 | 286 | −6 |
| T8 | K.J. Choi | 69 · 77 · 71 · 69 | 286 | −6 |
| T8 | J.J. Henry | 74 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 286 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 30; majors to date: 3; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet