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Sunday 17 February 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Northern Trust Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 February 2008 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 33 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · Northern Trust
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/11°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 39 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/9°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/7°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/9°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 25 · 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
- Jeff Quinney USA · 274Led briefly around the turn, but his 214-hole streak without a three-putt ended at the 13th; bogeyed 13, 14 and 15 and three-putted the 17th to finish two back Golf: Mickelson wins at Riviera for 16th win out West (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-02-17)
, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Northern Trust Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 February 2008
I felt I had the tournament won last year and I bogeyed 18. I didn't want to get ahead of myself.
Golf: Mickelson wins at Riviera for 16th win out West (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-02-17)
17 February 2008
It's pretty cool. I've wanted to win this tournament for a long time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 February 2008
He doesn't have to be at his best to win, and I think the rest of us do.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 68 · 64 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| 2 | Jeff Quinney | 69 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Luke Donald | 68 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Padraig Harrington | 69 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Ryuji Imada | 71 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Scott Verplank | 68 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Robert Allenby | 70 · 66 · 75 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | J.B. Holmes | 74 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | K.J. Choi | 65 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Stuart Appleby | 69 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 33; majors to date: 3; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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