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Monday 1 September 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts, USA · Friday 29 August to Monday 1 September 2008 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 34 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Deutsche Bank · Friday-to-Monday schedule: final round played Monday, September 1
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/13°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/18°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/17°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/15°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 38 · 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
- Mike Weir CAN · 267held at least a share of the 54-hole lead and led by one going to the back nine, but missed an 8-foot par putt at the 12th as Singh closed with 63; finished five back with 71 Golf: Singh wins for the second straight week (AP via The Honolulu Advertiser, 1 Sep 2008)
115 started · cut -3, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 September 2008
I arrived last week at Ridgewood with a great attitude on the putting green and just kind of felt like I belonged on the greens. That was the biggest thing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 September 2008
That really deflated me a little bit because I knew Vijay was on such a roll.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 64 · 66 · 69 · 63 | 262 | −22 |
| 2 | Mike Weir | 61 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 267 | −17 |
| T3 | Ernie Els | 66 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Camilo Villegas | 68 · 66 · 63 · 73 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Tim Herron | 72 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | 67 · 64 · 68 · 72 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Chad Campbell | 67 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Justin Leonard | 69 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 65 · 69 · 72 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Ken Duke | 66 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Steve Marino | 66 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Ben Crane | 72 · 65 · 63 · 73 | 273 | −11 |
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; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet