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Sunday 20 January 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Trahan wins Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Classic Club, Palm Desert, California · Wednesday 16 to Sunday 20 January 2008 · D.J. Trahan’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,100,000 USD · Chrysler · 90-hole event: four pro-am rounds over four courses, then a final round at the Classic Club for the low 70 pros and ties
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/9°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/5°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/6°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/7°C · wind 5 km/h NNE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R519°/5°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 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
- Justin Leonard USA · 337Started the final round four ahead, was 3 under through eight, then bogeyed 10 and 11 and played the back nine in 39; still one behind until his drive found the water on 18 for a closing 72 Trahan's 7-under 65 good for 3-shot win over Leonard (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
Classic Club, Classic Club, Palm Desert, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
D.J. Trahan
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 January 2008
Four shots is not an insurmountable lead by any means.
Trahan's 7-under 65 good for 3-shot win over Leonard (Associated Press, via ESPN)
20 January 2008
Pardon me for smiling, but I've never heard anybody tell me that before,
Trahan's 7-under 65 good for 3-shot win over Leonard (Associated Press, via ESPN)
20 January 2008
I get some perspective in the fact that at this time last year, I was pretty lost,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.J. Trahan | 67 · 64 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 334 | −26 |
| 2 | Justin Leonard | 68 · 64 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 337 | −23 |
| T3 | Kenny Perry | 66 · 72 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 338 | −22 |
| T3 | Anthony Kim | 69 · 67 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 338 | −22 |
| T5 | Chez Reavie | 69 · 68 · 67 · 70 · 65 | 339 | −21 |
| T5 | Ryan Moore | 75 · 64 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 339 | −21 |
| T5 | Steve Elkington | 66 · 68 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 339 | −21 |
| T8 | Vaughn Taylor | 70 · 68 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 341 | −19 |
| T8 | Charley Hoffman | 68 · 72 · 71 · 63 · 67 | 341 | −19 |
| T8 | Brett Rumford | 67 · 68 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 341 | −19 |
| T8 | Boo Weekley | 69 · 70 · 62 · 69 · 71 | 341 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1980-12-18, Atlanta, Georgia; USA; turned pro 2003; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 217 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet