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Sunday 6 July 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins AT&T National
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland, USA · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July 2008 · Anthony Kim’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · AT&T
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/19°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/21°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 33 · 9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/20°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 29 · 8.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/21°C · wind 8 km/h ESE, gusts 23 · 17.4 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
- Freddie Jacobson SWE · 270birdied four straight holes to close the gap after Kim built a four-shot lead on the back nine, but parred the 18th and finished two behind with a 65 (the finish earned him a British Open place) Kim first American since Tiger as players under 25 to win twice in year (AP via ESPN)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T National
Congressional Country Club, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Anthony Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 July 2008
I try to just imagine being out with my friends or being out when I was ten years old at the muni golf courses where you get some of the bad lies
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 July 2008
Well, I guess the way I could look at it is, my preparation and work ethic couldn't have gotten any worse. So it had to get better.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 July 2008
He's got a lot of game. He's a great ball-striker. Hits it far. He's got good flight on his long irons, as well. So he's a guy that can play really well on tough courses.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Kim | 67 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| 2 | Freddie Jacobson | 67 · 72 · 66 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Rod Pampling | 66 · 69 · 71 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Jim Furyk | 70 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Dean Wilson | 69 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Robert Allenby | 68 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Tommy Armour III | 67 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Nick O'Hern | 70 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Alex Cejka | 67 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Jeff Overton | 66 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 68 · 63 · 69 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1985-06-19, Los Angeles, California; USA; turned pro 2006; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet