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Sunday 24 February 2008PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Woods wins WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona · Wednesday 20 to Sunday 24 February 2008 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 63 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · Accenture · 36-hole final on Sunday February 24 (morning and afternoon 18s); the final ended on the 29th hole
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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/9°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/7°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 55 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/8°C · wind 21 km/h SSW, gusts 49 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/10°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R524°/9°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 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
- Stewart Cink USALost the 36-hole final 8 and 7 (match over on the 29th hole); said he let it get away late in the morning front nine and failed to win the 18th before lunch ASAP Sports interview transcript: Stewart Cink, WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, 2008-02-24
64 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain (South Course), The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 February 2008
I love winning and I hate losing. But, you know, that's how my father was. My father was the same way.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 February 2008
Well, they told me today I played 107 holes this week. I could have easily played 16 and then been home. That's the fickleness of match play.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 February 2008
I think maybe we ought to slice him open to see what's inside there (laughter). Maybe nuts and bolts.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | ||
| 2 | Stewart Cink | ||
| 3 | Henrik Stenson | ||
| 4 | Justin Leonard | ||
| T5 | Vijay Singh | ||
| T5 | K.J. Choi | ||
| T5 | Woody Austin | ||
| T5 | Angel Cabrera | ||
| T9 | Colin Montgomerie | ||
| T9 | Steve Stricker | ||
| T9 | Stuart Appleby | ||
| T9 | Rod Pampling | ||
| T9 | Aaron Baddeley | ||
| T9 | Jonathan Byrd | ||
| T9 | Paul Casey | ||
| T9 | Boo Weekley |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 63; majors to date: 13; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet