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Sunday 28 September 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Villegas wins the Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, USA · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 September 2008 · Camilo Villegas’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Coca-Cola
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/12°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/18°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 26 · 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 · 273led after 54 holes but closed with 71, missed a 20-foot birdie putt to win in regulation, then lost on the first extra hole (18th) after a poor tee shot; his third blown 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour in three years Villegas beats Garcia in playoff for $4.26 million payday (AP, Doug Ferguson, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 28 Sep 2008)
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Camilo Villegas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 September 2008
I'm proud of the way I've worked, I'm proud of the way I've battled, and I'm proud of the way I came back today after making double bogey on 6 and bogey on 7.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 September 2008
Well, I guess it makes the sour taste a little less sour, but it's still sour.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camilo Villegas | 72 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| 2 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
| T3 | Phil Mickelson | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T3 | Anthony Kim | 64 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| 5 | Ben Curtis | 71 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | 72 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 280 | E |
| T6 | Ernie Els | 68 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 280 | E |
| T6 | Mike Weir | 70 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 280 | E |
| 9 | K.J. Choi | 69 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 281 | +1 |
| T10 | Justin Leonard | 73 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 282 | +2 |
| T10 | Stuart Appleby | 72 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 282 | +2 |
| T10 | Dudley Hart | 73 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 282 | +2 |
| T10 | Billy Mayfair | 72 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 282 | +2 |
| T10 | Trevor Immelman | 68 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 282 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1982-01-07, Medellín, Colombia; COL; turned pro 2004; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet