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Sunday 29 June 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Perry wins Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 June 2008 · Kenny Perry’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Buick
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/18°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 28 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 6.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 6.4 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
- Woody Austin USA · 270took the lead with a 9-footer at the 16th, missed a 13-foot par putt at 17, then three-putted the 18th from 63 feet to finish one behind Perry holds off Austin, Watson for Buick Open title (AP via ESPN)
- Bubba Watson USA · 270hooked his tee shot at the 18th, punched a 6-iron from the trees to about 12 feet and just missed the birdie putt that would have forced a playoff Perry holds off Austin, Watson for Buick Open title (AP via ESPN)
, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Buick Open
Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kenny Perry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 June 2008
I told Sandy, this might be the worst thing I've ever wished for; I may play poorly and get drilled, I don't know.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 June 2008
Usually your putting goes when you get older, but mine's better and that's why I'm playing so much better.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 June 2008
if you watched me putt all week, I should have won the tournament by ten shots the way I played.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 June 2008
For me, for a country boy, for growing up with no money, second place, I think $440,000, I'll be able to buy gas for a week or two
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Perry | 69 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Bubba Watson | 67 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Woody Austin | 66 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Bob Tway | 68 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Ken Duke | 69 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Matt Jones | 70 · 63 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T7 | Brian Gay | 69 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Lucas Glover | 70 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | John Rollins | 72 · 64 · 72 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Freddie Jacobson | 68 · 66 · 72 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Dudley Hart | 64 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1960-08-10, Elizabethtown, Kentucky; USA; turned pro 1982; age 47 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 0; world No. 27 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
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