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Sunday 20 July 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 July 2008 · Richard S. Johnson’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · U.S. Bank
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/23°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 36 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/21°C · wind 9 km/h S, gusts 24 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/21°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 29 · 6.9 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
- Ken Duke USA · 265closed with a 65 playing in Johnson's group; his 3-wood caught a bunker on 17 and he could not reach the 18th green in two as Johnson birdied the last two holes to win by one ASAP Sports transcript: Ken Duke, U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, 2008-07-20
, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Richard S. Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 July 2008
my mom's biggest dream has always been to go to Hawaii, and she's turning 60 in December so I guess we're going to Hawaii.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 July 2008
I would say Stenson and Alexander Noren probably takes more of the glory than me this week because of the British. You know, for Swedes the British Open is a big thing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 July 2008
I couldn't get there. I was trying to get there, but he had a great drive, had about 20 in front of me, made it a little easier for him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard S. Johnson | 63 · 67 · 70 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | Ken Duke | 67 · 65 · 68 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T3 | Dean Wilson | 65 · 73 · 64 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T3 | Chad Campbell | 67 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T3 | Chris Riley | 68 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Kenny Perry | 67 · 68 · 69 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Troy Matteson | 67 · 65 · 70 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Joe Ogilvie | 66 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Patrick Sheehan | 65 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | George McNeill | 67 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1976-10-15, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 612 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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