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Sunday 2 March 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Els wins the Honda Classic
Champion Course, PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 28 February to Sunday 2 March 2008 · Ernie Els’s win no. 16 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Honda
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/9°C · wind 20 km/h NNW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/13°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/17°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/19°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, 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
- Luke Donald ENG · 275Bogeyed 12 and 13, holed a 35-foot birdie at the 16th to get within one, but his birdie chip at the 18th stopped just shy of the cup (closed 71) Els ends four-year drought with 1-shot victory at Honda (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
PGA National Resort & Spa (Champion Course), Champion Course, PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 March 2008
The last time I saw it quite live was when Boo Weekley chipped in twice on 17 and 18 at Hilton Head last year to beat me. (Laughter) So I didn't want to watch this time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 March 2008
I guess we get addicted to that feeling, you know, and when you don't get your rush, so to speak, you miss it. I definitely missed winning over here.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 March 2008
I don't think it's bad breaks. I kind of made my own bed a little bit with those two bogeys on 12 and 13.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 67 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| 2 | Luke Donald | 64 · 74 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −5 |
| 3 | Nathan Green | 71 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −4 |
| T4 | Robert Allenby | 69 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −3 |
| T4 | Mark Calcavecchia | 70 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 277 | −3 |
| T4 | Matt Jones | 66 · 67 · 71 · 73 | 277 | −3 |
| T7 | Mathew Goggin | 71 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −2 |
| T7 | Alex Cejka | 69 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| T7 | John Mallinger | 68 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| T7 | Michael Letzig | 70 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −2 |
| T7 | Brian Davis | 65 · 67 · 73 · 73 | 278 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 3; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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