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Sunday 21 September 2008PGA TourYear in Review
MacKenzie wins Viking Classic
Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi, USA · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 September 2008 · Will MacKenzie’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,600,000 USD · Viking
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/20°C · wind 13 km/h ESE, gusts 27 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/20°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, gusts 25 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 30 · 0.1 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
- Marc Turnesa USA · 269took the lead into the 17th but double-bogeyed it, closed with 70, then lost on the second extra hole when he missed an 18-footer Golf: MacKenzie wins PGA's Viking Classic (AP, Mary Foster, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 21 Sep 2008)
- Brian Gay USA · 269closed with 68 to join the playoff and dropped out on the first extra hole Golf: MacKenzie wins PGA's Viking Classic (AP, Mary Foster, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 21 Sep 2008)
, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Viking Classic
Annandale Golf Club, Annandale Golf Club, Madison, Mississippi, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Will MacKenzie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Honolulu Advertiser (AP wire, Mary Foster)
21 September 2008
I wasn't going to let my blunder yesterday get me down,
The Honolulu Advertiser (AP wire, Mary Foster)
21 September 2008
I played well most of the day until that 17th hole, … I made a mistake there that cost me the tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will MacKenzie | 70 · 64 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Marc Turnesa | 65 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Brian Gay | 66 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T4 | Steve Allan | 71 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Bill Haas | 69 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Casey Wittenberg | 68 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 7 | Greg Kraft | 68 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Jason Gore | 71 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | David Toms | 69 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Woody Austin | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Brad Elder | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Dicky Pride | 67 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1974-09-28, Greenville, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2000; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 332 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet