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Monday 16 April 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Weekley wins Verizon Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 12 to Monday 16 April 2007 · Boo Weekley’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,400,000 USD · Verizon · weather: final round suspended Sunday April 15 because of high winds and completed Monday April 16
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/18°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/13°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 31 km/h SSE, gusts 55 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/9°C · wind 46 km/h SW, gusts 83 · 18.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R521°/9°C · wind 36 km/h WNW, gusts 66 · 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
- Ernie Els RSA · 271Three-putted the 3rd and 4th; at 17 his 5-iron finished just in the hazard, and his 6-iron approach at 18 narrowly missed going in, leaving him one behind Weekley's chip-in finish (closed 70) ASAP Sports interview transcript: Ernie Els, Verizon Heritage, 2007-04-16
132 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Verizon Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Boo Weekley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2007
I didn't see it, no, sir, but I heard them awwwwing. It's like the worst sound in golf, "awwww." I wish people wouldn't say that; just say, "wow."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2007
Well, I just thank the good Lord they went in. I mean, it's unreal, back-to-back chip-ins.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2007
You know, I don't think I want to see this replay. I hear Boo chipped in twice.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boo Weekley | 67 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 65 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| 3 | Stephen Leaney | 66 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Vaughn Taylor | 71 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T4 | Kevin Na | 67 · 68 · 66 · 73 | 274 | −10 |
| 6 | Zach Johnson | 70 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| 7 | Sean O'Hair | 69 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T8 | Carl Pettersson | 71 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Jerry Kelly | 63 · 70 · 67 · 77 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Bo Van Pelt | 71 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 74 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Aaron Baddeley | 70 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Ken Duke | 71 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Dean Wilson | 69 · 68 · 68 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1973-07-23, Milton, Florida; USA; turned pro 1997; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 115 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet