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Monday 24 March 2008PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Ogilvy wins WGC-CA Championship
Blue Monster, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida · Thursday 20 to Monday 24 March 2008 · Geoff Ogilvy’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · CA · weather: a three-hour delay during Sunday's final round (March 23) pushed the finish to Monday, March 24 (AP)
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 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/22°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 43 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/22°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/22°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 31 · 15.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/21°C · wind 15 km/h SE, gusts 29 · 15.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R524°/18°C · wind 29 km/h NNW, gusts 44 · 0.4 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
- Vijay Singh FIJ · 272Got within a stroke of Ogilvy on Monday before back-to-back bogeys ended his chance (closed 68) Geoff Ogilvy ends Tiger Woods' winning streak (Tim Reynolds, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-24)
- Jim Furyk USA · 272Got within one with a birdie at the 17th, then missed the fairway at the 18th (closed 68) Geoff Ogilvy ends Tiger Woods' winning streak (Tim Reynolds, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-24)
- Retief Goosen RSA · 272Closed with 68 to finish one shot back in the rain-delayed tournament Geoff Ogilvy ends Tiger Woods' winning streak (Tim Reynolds, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-24)
79 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-CA Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Blue Monster, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Geoff Ogilvy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 March 2008
I played well all week, and it's nice to wake up every morning with the lead and then go to bed every night with the lead still there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 March 2008
The first chip was horrible. The second one wasn't great. It came out a bit hot, but it was very lucky to go in.
Geoff Ogilvy ends Tiger Woods' winning streak (Tim Reynolds, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-24)
24 March 2008
As players, it's nice to see somebody else lift a trophy for a change,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Ogilvy | 65 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Vijay Singh | 73 · 68 · 63 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 71 · 64 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Retief Goosen | 71 · 69 · 64 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Tiger Woods | 67 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Steve Stricker | 71 · 68 · 73 · 63 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Nick O'Hern | 67 · 75 · 67 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Graeme Storm | 71 · 70 · 63 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | 69 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | 67 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1977-06-11, Adelaide, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1998; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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