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Sunday 19 August 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Snedeker wins Wyndham Championship
Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 August 2007 · Brandt Snedeker’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Wyndham
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R137°/24°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R235°/26°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 37 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/22°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R435°/22°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 40 · 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
- Tim Petrovic USA · 268tied for the lead late, he overheated at 12 and 13, then after Snedeker's long birdie putt at 17 left his 2-iron short into the wind and made a poor swing at 18; closed 67, two back ASAP Sports transcript: Tim Petrovic, Wyndham Championship, 2007-08-19
- Billy Mayfair USA · 268closed 67 to tie for second, two back (no account of his finish found) ESPN leaderboard: Wyndham Championship 2007
- Jeff Overton USA · 268closed 70 to tie for second, two back (no account of his finish found) ESPN leaderboard: Wyndham Championship 2007
, 86 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wyndham Championship
Forest Oaks Country Club, Forest Oaks Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brandt Snedeker
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 August 2007
I'm certainly going to enjoy it and just try to make sure my head doesn't get too big. Make sure people keep the me in my place.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 August 2007
I just asked for some help from everybody at home that I knew was rooting me on. Kind of hopped right in the middle.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 August 2007
This is probably the first time I felt my age turning 41 this week. I used to love playing in the hot weather.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandt Snedeker | 70 · 67 · 66 · 63 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | Billy Mayfair | 69 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Tim Petrovic | 68 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Jeff Overton | 65 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| 5 | Carl Pettersson | 66 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 6 | Greg Kraft | 66 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T7 | Kevin Stadler | 68 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T7 | Jason Gore | 67 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T7 | Will MacKenzie | 64 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T7 | Shigeki Maruyama | 66 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1980-12-08, Nashville, Tennessee; USA; turned pro 2004; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 80 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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