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Sunday 6 April 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Wagner wins Shell Houston Open
Redstone Golf Club, Humble, Texas · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 April 2008 · Johnson Wagner’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,600,000 USD · Shell
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/22°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 58 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/13°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 43 · 26.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/12°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/11°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 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
- Chad Campbell USA · 274Started one back but double-bogeyed the 8th after finding water; three straight back-nine birdies got him within two before he bogeyed the par-3 16th from a greenside bunker (closed 72) Golf: Wagner wins in Houston, earns trip to Masters (Chris Duncan, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-04-06)
- Geoff Ogilvy AUS · 274Birdied 3, 5, 8 and 12 to climb into second but could not make another birdie until the last hole (closed 68) Golf: Wagner wins in Houston, earns trip to Masters (Chris Duncan, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-04-06)
144 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Shell Houston Open
Redstone Golf Club (Tournament Course), Redstone Golf Club, Humble, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Johnson Wagner
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 April 2008
I think I learned more and I'll be a better player for winning wire to wire.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 April 2008
Don't hook it in the water (laughter). If you do hook it in the water, make it cross the land so you don't have to hit the tee shot again.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 April 2008
He sweats as much as I do. That's what I told my caddy on the last hole. He asked for a towel as much as I do.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson Wagner | 63 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 67 · 73 · 66 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Chad Campbell | 73 · 64 · 65 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Fred Couples | 73 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Billy Mayfair | 72 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Bob Estes | 71 · 69 · 64 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Charley Hoffman | 65 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Pat Perez | 69 · 73 · 72 · 64 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Jason Day | 73 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Kevin Sutherland | 70 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1980-03-23, Amarillo, Texas; USA; turned pro 2002; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 313 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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