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Sunday 20 April 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Weekley wins Verizon Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 April 2008 · Boo Weekley’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Verizon
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/10°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/17°C · wind 27 km/h S, gusts 47 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/15°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 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
- Anthony Kim USA · 272started three back in Weekley's group; a double bogey at the 9th ended his chance, and a missed 12-footer at the 16th after three birdies closed the door (71) The Honolulu Advertiser: Back-to-back for Boo Weekley at Verizon Heritage (Pete Iacobelli, AP), 2008-04-20
- Aaron Baddeley AUS · 272closed with 69 with late birdies at the 15th and 16th but never got close enough to pressure Weekley Aaron Baddeley interview, 2008-04-20 (ASAP Sports)
132 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Verizon Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Boo Weekley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Boo Weekley interview, 2008-04-20 (ASAP Sports)
20 April 2008
No, they just holler my name. It doesn't matter, Davis Love or whatever walking up there, they're going to holler your name.
Boo Weekley interview, 2008-04-20 (ASAP Sports)
20 April 2008
It was ugly. I still struggled with the driver high and right.
Anthony Kim interview, 2008-04-20 (ASAP Sports)
20 April 2008
I didn't think it was over until No. 16, when I missed that 12-footer. I was just grinding away.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boo Weekley | 69 · 64 · 65 · 71 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Aaron Baddeley | 69 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Anthony Kim | 67 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| 5 | Cliff Kresge | 69 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| 6 | Jason Bohn | 70 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Michael Letzig | 68 · 73 · 70 · 65 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Matt Kuchar | 71 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Camilo Villegas | 67 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Stewart Cink | 67 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Lucas Glover | 66 · 66 · 73 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1973-07-23, Milton, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1997; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 47 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Verizon Heritage' (week 16/2008), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet