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Sunday 21 December 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Chevron World Challenge
Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, California, USA · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 December 2008 · purse $5,750,000 USD · Chevron
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 32° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Steve Stricker USA · 278closed with 68 alongside Singh; came up short of the 18th green and scrambled for par while Singh holed a 10-foot birdie putt to win by one Final-hole birdie lifts Singh to World title (AP, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-12-22)
16 started, 16 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Chevron World Challenge
Sherwood Country Club, Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 December 2008
Whenever you get to a major, you just have to peak at the right time. I don't know how Tiger peaks every time in a major. I'll have to ask him what's the secret.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 December 2008
I think there will be guys out there that are going to do the same thing. It's just how many they're going to win. Right now I'm the leader and I'm not quitting yet (laughing).
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 December 2008
I was thinking the same. I was thinking I'd better try to make birdie because I knew he was going to try to fire it right at it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 71 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Steve Stricker | 71 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 278 | |
| T3 | Anthony Kim | 71 · 70 · 67 · 73 | 281 | |
| T3 | Hunter Mahan | 71 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 281 | |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | 282 | ||
| T5 | Camilo Villegas | 282 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 34; majors to date: 3.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet