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Sunday 5 October 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins Turning Stone Resort Championship
Atunyote Golf Club, Turning Stone Resort, Verona, New York, USA · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 October 2008 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Turning Stone Resort
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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R111°/8°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 58 · 6.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R212°/7°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 51 · 5.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/6°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R413°/4°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 33 · 0.4 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
- Robert Allenby AUS · 280bogeyed the 15th; at the 18th his 12-foot birdie putt to tie stopped inches short after Johnson holed his birdie putt Golf: Rookie Dustin Johnson wins at Turning Stone; McLachlin tied for 66th (AP via The Honolulu Advertiser, 5 Oct 2008)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Turning Stone Resort Championship
Atunyote Golf Club, Atunyote Golf Club, Turning Stone Resort, Verona, New York, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 October 2008
after I hit it in there close on 17, you know, I kind of was like, this is -- if I'm going to do it, this is when I'm going to do it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 October 2008
In hindsight, I know I should have won this tournament. There's no doubt about it. The putter just got a bit scared.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 72 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Robert Allenby | 71 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Robert Garrigus | 72 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Woody Austin | 74 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Ryuji Imada | 72 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Steve Allan | 68 · 74 · 70 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Mathew Goggin | 71 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Davis Love III | 75 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Charles Howell III | 71 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Nick O'Hern | 71 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Joe Ogilvie | 75 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Pat Perez | 71 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Charles Warren | 73 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Jeff Overton | 67 · 69 · 73 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 357 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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