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Sunday 9 November 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Love wins Children's Miracle Network Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 November 2008 · Davis Love III’s win no. 20 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,600,000 USD
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/13°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/14°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/14°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/10°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 28 · 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
- Tommy Gainey USA · 264shot 30 on the back nine with birdies on the last two holes for a closing 64, finishing one behind after Love scrambled pars on 17 and 18 Love ends two years of frustration (AP, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-11-10)
128 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Children's Miracle Network Classic
Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia and Palm courses), Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Davis Love III
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 November 2008
But I've been saying all along I want to get to 20 because you can't get to 21 or 22 or 23 until you get to 20, and 20's been a long time coming.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 November 2008
I was getting ready to go take a shower, and I said, "patience," and I turned around and I walked off. And that's really what it is. You gotta be patient.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 November 2008
I mean I couldn't control anybody's game but mine. There was nothing I could do about Davis's. He's Davis Love III for real.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | 66 · 69 · 64 · 64 | 263 | −25 |
| 2 | Tommy Gainey | 68 · 66 · 66 · 64 | 264 | −24 |
| T3 | Steve Marino | 65 · 66 · 66 · 71 | 268 | −20 |
| T3 | Scott Verplank | 64 · 64 · 69 · 71 | 268 | −20 |
| 5 | Joe Durant | 68 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| T6 | Kevin Streelman | 64 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Troy Matteson | 63 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Scott Sterling | 70 · 63 · 66 · 71 | 270 | −18 |
| 9 | Michael Allen | 70 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Chris Stroud | 70 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Bob Estes | 70 · 63 · 71 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Cameron Beckman | 68 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Tag Ridings | 66 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Tim Petrovic | 67 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Robert Garrigus | 65 · 67 · 68 · 73 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-13, Charlotte, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1985; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 1; world No. 166 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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