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Sunday 12 October 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins Valero Texas Open
La Cantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas, USA (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 October 2008 · Zach Johnson’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 USD · Valero
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 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Charlie Wi KOR · 263closed with a 61 and parred the final two holes to finish two strokes back Johnson returns to winning form with Sunday's 64 (AP via ESPN)
- Mark Wilson USA · 263closed with a 63 to finish two strokes back Johnson returns to winning form with Sunday's 64 (AP via ESPN)
- Tim Wilkinson NZL · 263closed with a 64 to finish two strokes back Johnson returns to winning form with Sunday's 64 (AP via ESPN)
, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
La Cantera Golf Club (Resort Course), La Cantera Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Zach Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 October 2008
First and foremost, this round and this week especially was for the State of Iowa. Especially in my home, Cedar Rapids, that community was devastated in June.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
12 October 2008
I didn't look at the scoreboard until I got to the 15th hole. I knew Zach was close, but I was playing very good,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
12 October 2008
I'm not proud of many shots, but I was proud of that one,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | 69 · 66 · 62 · 64 | 261 | −19 |
| T2 | Charlie Wi | 67 · 68 · 67 · 61 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Mark Wilson | 68 · 66 · 66 · 63 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Tim Wilkinson | 67 · 69 · 63 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| 5 | Jeff Overton | 69 · 64 · 67 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Stephen Ames | 68 · 71 · 66 · 62 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Chris Stroud | 66 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T8 | Pat Perez | 71 · 64 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Tim Herron | 65 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Rory Sabbatini | 67 · 66 · 63 · 72 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1976-02-24, Iowa City, Iowa; USA; turned pro 1998; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 44 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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