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Sunday 26 October 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Beckman wins Frys.com Open
Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 October 2008 · Cameron Beckman’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Frys.com
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/13°C · wind 27 km/h NNE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/10°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/10°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/11°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 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
- Kevin Sutherland USA · 262four ahead of Beckman at the turn; missed a 13-foot putt to win in regulation and a 9-footer on the first playoff hole, then lost on the second extra hole (17th) after his approach from a plugged lie went right over a cart path Beckman's win comes at right time (AP, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-10-27)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Frys.com Open
Grayhawk Golf Club (Raptor Course), Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cameron Beckman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 October 2008
Well, the only good thing about the TOUR school, positive thing, that tournament in Palm Springs, is every time I've been to Palm Springs I've got my card
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 October 2008
But the playoff is cool, I've never been in one, so I'm 1 and 0 now.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 October 2008
You know, when you have a three-stroke lead, usually you feel like if you just play solid golf coming in -- I did that and I still didn't win. So my hat's off to him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Beckman | 69 · 66 · 64 · 63 | 262 | −18 |
| 2 | Kevin Sutherland | 67 · 66 · 63 · 66 | 262 | −18 |
| 3 | Mathew Goggin | 69 · 63 · 68 · 63 | 263 | −17 |
| T4 | Mike Weir | 66 · 68 · 69 · 63 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | J.J. Henry | 65 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Arron Oberholser | 65 · 64 · 71 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Pat Perez | 71 · 66 · 67 · 63 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Michael Sim | 72 · 63 · 68 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Paul Goydos | 70 · 62 · 66 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Steve Allan | 67 · 63 · 68 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1970-02-15, Minneapolis, Minnesota; USA; turned pro 1993; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 447 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table; AP also states 447th entering the tournament).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet