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Sunday 24 August 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins the Barclays
Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey, USA · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 August 2008 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 33 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Barclays
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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/16°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/17°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/17°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/19°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 30 · 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
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 276led by a stroke at 8 under after the 10th, bogeyed the 16th, birdied the 17th and missed a 16-footer at the 18th; holed a 27-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole but lost to Singh's birdie on the second (17th) Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff (AP, John Nicholson, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 24 Aug 2008)
- Kevin Sutherland USA · 276closed with 68 to join the playoff and was eliminated on the first extra hole after driving into the right rough Singh wins Barclays in dramatic playoff (AP, John Nicholson, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 24 Aug 2008)
135 started · cut +1, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Barclays
Ridgewood Country Club, Ridgewood Country Club, Paramus, New Jersey, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Honolulu Advertiser (AP wire)
25 August 2008
I just wanted to know why he got a drop, there was obviously a mole there and he was burrowing at that moment, you could see him popping out.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 2008
it was even more special with everything that happened in Spain with the plane crash and with my Godmother losing her brother on Monday, I really wanted to win and dedicate the victory to everybody in Spain.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 2008
Those guys are great players, and great players do those kind of things.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Kevin Sutherland | 70 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T4 | Mathew Goggin | 67 · 74 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Ben Curtis | 71 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Kevin Streelman | 67 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T7 | Nicholas Thompson | 75 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Justin Leonard | 70 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Martin Laird | 70 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Mike Weir | 72 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Paul Casey | 66 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 33; majors to date: 3; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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