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Sunday 9 March 2008PGA TourYear in Review
O'Hair wins PODS Championship
Copperhead Course, Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 March 2008 · Sean O'Hair’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,300,000 USD · PODS · third round finished in darkness Saturday and was completed Sunday morning (AP)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/16°C · wind 25 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 6.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/20°C · wind 43 km/h SSE, gusts 57 · 13.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 50 km/h WNW, gusts 71 · 16.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/11°C · wind 24 km/h NNE, gusts 40 · 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
- Stewart Cink USA · 282Led by four after two holes but dropped four shots in four holes on the back nine (three-putt, bogey from against a tree at the par-5 14th, missed 4-footer at 15, water at 16); closed 74 Golf: Cink sinks, and O'Hair rises to win PODS (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-09)
- John Senden AUS · 282Closed with 67, finishing about an hour before the leaders, runner-up for the second straight year Golf: Cink sinks, and O'Hair rises to win PODS (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-09)
- Ryuji Imada JPN · 282Closed with 68 to tie for second, two back Golf: Cink sinks, and O'Hair rises to win PODS (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-09)
- George McNeill USA · 282Closed with 69 to tie for second, two back Golf: Cink sinks, and O'Hair rises to win PODS (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-09)
- Troy Matteson USA · 282Closed with 69 to tie for second, two back Golf: Cink sinks, and O'Hair rises to win PODS (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-09)
- Billy Mayfair USA · 282Closed with 72 to tie for second, two back Golf: Cink sinks, and O'Hair rises to win PODS (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-09)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
PODS Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Copperhead Course, Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sean O'Hair
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf: Cink sinks, and O'Hair rises to win PODS (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-09)
9 March 2008
When I won (the first time), it just kind of happened, I didn't really appreciate it. I thought I was good enough to do this every year. But it's been such a struggle to get to this point again.
O'Hair's past helps illustrate two-time winner's story of triumph (Bob Harig, ESPN.com, 2008-03-09)
9 March 2008
I went through a lot from 17 to now. I've been a professional for how long? Since '99. Geez, where has the time gone? It's crazy.
Believe it or not, O'Hair wins PODS (AP, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-10)
9 March 2008
I'm a little shell-shocked and a little bit angry, I'm extremely frustrated after this.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean O'Hair | 69 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T2 | John Senden | 67 · 74 · 74 · 67 | 282 | −2 |
| T2 | Ryuji Imada | 72 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 282 | −2 |
| T2 | George McNeill | 70 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −2 |
| T2 | Troy Matteson | 70 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −2 |
| T2 | Billy Mayfair | 68 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
| T2 | Stewart Cink | 66 · 73 · 69 · 74 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Rod Pampling | 70 · 71 · 73 · 69 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Brandt Snedeker | 69 · 68 · 73 · 73 | 283 | −1 |
| T10 | Lee Janzen | 65 · 74 · 75 · 70 | 284 | E |
| T10 | Stuart Appleby | 66 · 73 · 74 · 71 | 284 | E |
| T10 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 67 · 73 · 71 · 73 | 284 | E |
| T10 | Geoff Ogilvy | 69 · 72 · 69 · 74 | 284 | E |
The golfer
born 1982-07-11, Lubbock, Texas; USA; turned pro 1999; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 76 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet