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Sunday 11 March 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Calcavecchia wins PODS Championship
Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 March 2007 · Mark Calcavecchia’s win no. 13 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,300,000 USD · PODS
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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/15°C · wind 23 km/h N, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/17°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/17°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/17°C · wind 21 km/h N, gusts 34 · 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
- Heath Slocum USA · 275Tied for second, one stroke back (closed 71); named by ESPN.com as the player Calcavecchia edged Calc's patience pays off at PODS (Special to ESPN.com, via ESPN)
- John Senden AUS · 275Closed with a 66 to tie for second, one stroke back ESPN leaderboard: PODS Championship
, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
PODS Championship
Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Innisbrook Resort, Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark Calcavecchia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Calc's patience pays off at PODS (Special to ESPN.com, via ESPN)
11 March 2007
Eric has been a friend for a long time. His attitude is great. Even through my misery in the last couple two, three weeks on the greens.
Calc's patience pays off at PODS (Special to ESPN.com, via ESPN)
11 March 2007
Sometimes there is no helping me when I get in that zone.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Calcavecchia | 75 · 67 · 62 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | John Senden | 69 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Heath Slocum | 68 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Brian Gay | 69 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T4 | Lucas Glover | 72 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Charles Howell III | 70 · 74 · 68 · 65 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | K.J. Choi | 69 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Jonathan Byrd | 69 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | J.B. Holmes | 72 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Ryan Moore | 69 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Stephen Leaney | 69 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-12, Laurel, Nebraska; USA; turned pro 1981; age 46 that week; tour wins to date: 13; world No. 130 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet