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Monday 5 March 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Wilson wins the Honda Classic
PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 1 to Monday 5 March 2007 · Mark Wilson’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Honda · four-man playoff began Sunday March 4 on the 18th, was halted by darkness and was completed Monday March 5 (10th, then 17th)
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/21°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 43 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/23°C · wind 24 km/h S, gusts 46 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/20°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/18°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R521°/12°C · wind 21 km/h N, 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
- José Coceres ARG · 275Closed 66 to join the four-way playoff; got up and down from a bunker to match Wilson's par at the 10th on Monday, then lost when Wilson holed a birdie putt at the 17th (third extra hole) ASAP Sports interview transcript: Jose Coceres, The Honda Classic, 2007-03-05
- Boo Weekley USA · 275Needed par at 18 to win but, shaking, hit his downhill par putt 'way too hard'; eliminated at the second extra hole (10th) on Monday ASAP Sports interview transcript: Boo Weekley, The Honda Classic, 2007-03-04
- Camilo Villegas COL · 275Closed 66 to make the playoff; hit a bad 5-iron second at the 10th on Monday and missed his par putt, going out at the second extra hole ASAP Sports interview transcript: Camilo Villegas, The Honda Classic, 2007-03-05
, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
PGA National Resort & Spa (Champion Course), PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark Wilson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 March 2007
You know, I don't think I would be here if I had not called it on myself, because I would be thinking about it
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 March 2007
I mean, I've called penalties on myself before and never won. (Laughter) It didn't work out those times.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 March 2007
I was shaking. I ain't going to lie about it. I mean, I was shaking like a leaf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Wilson | 72 · 66 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −5 |
| T2 | José Coceres | 69 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T2 | Camilo Villegas | 70 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T2 | Boo Weekley | 71 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T5 | Tripp Isenhour | 71 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −4 |
| T5 | Robert Allenby | 67 · 68 · 73 · 68 | 276 | −4 |
| T5 | Steve Stricker | 68 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Brett Wetterich | 68 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −3 |
| T8 | Daniel Chopra | 70 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −3 |
| T10 | J.P. Hayes | 71 · 73 · 67 · 68 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Bernhard Langer | 66 · 75 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Arron Oberholser | 68 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1974-10-31, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; USA; turned pro 1996; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 265 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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