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Sunday 24 June 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Mahan wins Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 June 2007 · Hunter Mahan’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Travelers
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/15°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/15°C · wind 22 km/h NW, gusts 55 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/12°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/11°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 36 · 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
- Jay Williamson USA · 265missed birdie putts at the 72nd hole (hit it low) and in the playoff (too hard and high) after two 7-irons close at the 18th; lost to Mahan's birdie on the first extra hole Jay Williamson interview, 2007-06-24 (ASAP Sports)
154 started, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hunter Mahan
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Hunter Mahan interview, 2007-06-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 June 2007
To have to birdie in a playoff especially after he hit that shot in there is mind-boggling.
Hunter Mahan interview, 2007-06-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 June 2007
He was disgusted with the way I was acting out there and was like, just leave if you're going to play like this, and he was 100% right.
Jay Williamson interview, 2007-06-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 June 2007
I'm very, very disappointed, because you know, my life certainly changed for the better today but it could have really changed for a lot better.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Mahan | 62 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Jay Williamson | 66 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| 3 | Nick O'Hern | 67 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| 4 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 71 · 66 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| 5 | Fred Funk | 70 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Bo Van Pelt | 73 · 68 · 67 · 64 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Tom Lehman | 67 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | David Toms | 67 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | B.J. Staten | 67 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Kevin Na | 70 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Billy Mayfair | 67 · 72 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Justin Rose | 69 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1982-05-17, Orange, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2003; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 170 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Travelers Championship' (week 25/2007), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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