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Sunday 25 May 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 May 2008 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 34 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,100,000 USD · Crowne Plaza
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/24°C · wind 35 km/h SSE, gusts 70 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R235°/26°C · wind 31 km/h SSE, gusts 55 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R336°/26°C · wind 26 km/h SSE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R435°/23°C · wind 24 km/h SSE, gusts 48 · 0.1 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
- Rod Pampling AUS · 267led by two on the back nine, still led by one after saving par at the 16th, then drove right toward a ditch at the 17th, took a penalty drop and bogeyed; parred the 18th after Mickelson's winning putt The Honolulu Advertiser: Mickelson wins at Colonial on final putt (Stephen Hawkins, AP), 2008-05-25
- Tim Clark RSA · 267birdied the 16th and 17th to tie for the lead at 13 under, but his 14-foot birdie chance at the 18th curled just short; closed with a 66 The Honolulu Advertiser: Mickelson wins at Colonial on final putt (Stephen Hawkins, AP), 2008-05-25
125 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Honolulu Advertiser (Associated Press)
25 May 2008
Just lucky. I'm as surprised as anybody I was able to make a 3 from over there.
The Honolulu Advertiser (Associated Press)
25 May 2008
That's what No. 2s in the world do. Those guys make those kinds of shots.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 65 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Tim Clark | 68 · 69 · 64 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Rod Pampling | 69 · 67 · 63 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| 4 | Stephen Ames | 68 · 67 · 64 · 70 | 269 | −11 |
| 5 | Ben Crane | 68 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| 6 | Pat Perez | 72 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Jeff Quinney | 71 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Geoff Ogilvy | 72 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| 9 | Matt Kuchar | 70 · 64 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Steve Marino | 68 · 70 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Paul Goydos | 68 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Tommy Armour III | 71 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Mark Wilson | 70 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Brian Gay | 69 · 65 · 69 · 72 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1992; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 34; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Crowne Plaza Invitational' (week 21/2008), OWGR player profile).
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