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Sunday 22 April 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Watney wins Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 April 2007 · Nick Watney’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,100,000 USD · Zurich
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/15°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/16°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/15°C · wind 20 km/h ESE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/16°C · wind 22 km/h ESE, 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
- Ken Duke USA · 276Gained ground when Watney three-putted from seven feet at 10, but 'made a bad swing' at the 14th in a two-shot swing, and his bunker shot at 18 did not drop (closed 70, three back) ASAP Sports interview transcript: Ken Duke, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, 2007-04-22
156 started, 85 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Watney
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 April 2007
It feels great. I mean, I'm living a dream right now. It's been a goal for a long time, and I'm on cloud nine.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 April 2007
I think it's pretty remarkable, the destruction that came through here, and for people to come back and build up the city and then come out here and watch us
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 April 2007
Yeah, he was taking a few breaths out there (laughing). I mean, it's tough when you're playing in the lead.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Watney | 69 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Ken Duke | 69 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Anthony Kim | 71 · 72 · 69 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | John Mallinger | 69 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Bubba Watson | 72 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Chris Stroud | 68 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Mark Calcavecchia | 66 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Alex Cejka | 70 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Bob Estes | 69 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Lucas Glover | 67 · 69 · 74 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1981-04-25, Sacramento, California; USA; turned pro 2003; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 150 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet