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Sunday 14 January 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Goydos wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 January 2007 · Paul Goydos’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,200,000 USD · Sony
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/23°C · wind 34 km/h E, gusts 47 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/23°C · wind 36 km/h ENE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/23°C · wind 38 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/23°C · wind 38 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 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
- Charles Howell III USA · 267Began the day two ahead and reached 15 under with an eagle at the 9th, then bogeyed the 12th and 13th and failed to birdie the par-5 18th, chipping 16 feet past Goydos, Fujikawa stand tall (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser staff, 2007-01-15)
- Luke Donald ENG · 267Bogeyed the 13th; birdied the 18th, but his eagle chip there hit the pin and bounced out, leaving him one short of a playoff Goydos, Fujikawa stand tall (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser staff, 2007-01-15)
, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Goydos
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 January 2007
Yeah, as I said on TV, I set some goals and one of my goals was to win every decade, and so far I've accomplished that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 January 2007
It feels like 11 years, 246 tournaments to be honest with you. Someone mentioned about perseverance; this is my job. This is what I do.
Goydos, Fujikawa stand tall (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser staff, 2007-01-15)
14 January 2007
This is going too far out on a limb, but I guess if Tiger (Woods) turns at 15-under today, he wins. That guy would have closed this tournament and won it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Goydos | 66 · 63 · 70 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | 63 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Charles Howell III | 69 · 63 · 65 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Doug LaBelle II | 69 · 71 · 66 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | K.J. Choi | 64 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Jim Furyk | 65 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Steve Stricker | 67 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T8 | Geoff Ogilvy | 67 · 72 · 69 · 64 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Robert Allenby | 67 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Pat Perez | 68 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Steve Lowery | 72 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Craig Kanada | 72 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1964-06-20, Long Beach, California; USA; turned pro 1989; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 134 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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