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Sunday 3 August 2008PGA TourYear in Review
McLachlin wins Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada, USA · Thursday 31 July to Sunday 3 August 2008 · Parker McLachlin’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Legends
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/14°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/12°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 57 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/13°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 55 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/12°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 47 · 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
- Brian Davis ENG · 277was four behind with five holes to play, then took a double bogey from a plugged bunker lie at the 14th and two more bogeys for a closing 75, seven back McLachlin secures first PGA Tour win (AP, Scott Sonner; The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-08-04)
- John Rollins USA · 277closed with a 71 to tie for second, seven strokes behind ESPN leaderboard: Legends Reno-Tahoe Open 2008
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Parker McLachlin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Honolulu Advertiser (Wes Nakama, staff)
3 August 2008
Things weren't going my way, and for a while it was like West Virginia all over again
The Honolulu Advertiser (Wes Nakama, staff)
3 August 2008
They sacrificed so much for me to pursue golf as a profession. I was just trying to hold back tears; it was pretty emotional.
Associated Press (Scott Sonner), via The Honolulu Advertiser
3 August 2008
When everything else fails, I have 100 percent confidence I'm going to make putts and today everything else failed
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker McLachlin | 68 · 62 · 66 · 74 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | John Rollins | 70 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Brian Davis | 67 · 67 · 68 · 75 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Martin Laird | 73 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Eric Axley | 72 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Harrison Frazar | 67 · 68 · 74 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Ryan Palmer | 71 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Mark Wilson | 74 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Jason Gore | 68 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | John Merrick | 67 · 67 · 73 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1979-05-10, Honolulu, Hawaii; USA; turned pro 2003; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 258 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet