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Sunday 17 August 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Pettersson wins Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 August 2008 · Carl Pettersson’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,100,000 USD · Wyndham
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/18°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/19°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/19°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/19°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 4.2 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
- Scott McCarron USA · 261erased Pettersson's two-stroke overnight lead with two early birdies and briefly led, then bogeyed the 11th (lipped-out 4-foot par putt), lipped out an 8-foot birdie try at the 15th and bogeyed the 17th; closed with 68 Pettersson wins Wyndham; Wilson tied for 69th (AP, Joedy McCreary, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 17 Aug 2008)
, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club (Ross Course), Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Carl Pettersson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
News & Record (Greensboro), photo caption
17 August 2008
The support was wonderful, … To have everyone out there supporting me made the week all the more special.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 August 2008
Making the putt was the key to the whole tournament, making that putt.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 August 2008
I thought I kind of let it go at about 12 when he made that great up and down and I missed that short putt and three-putted.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Pettersson | 64 · 61 · 66 · 68 | 259 | −21 |
| 2 | Scott McCarron | 65 · 64 · 64 · 68 | 261 | |
| 3 | Rich Beem | 70 · 67 · 63 · 63 | 263 | |
| T4 | J.J. Henry | 70 · 66 · 66 · 62 | 264 | |
| T4 | Martin Laird | 63 · 74 · 64 · 63 | 264 | |
| T6 | John Senden | 66 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 265 | |
| T6 | Tim Clark | 64 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 265 | |
| T6 | Kevin Streelman | 66 · 64 · 67 · 68 | 265 | |
| T9 | Mark Wilson | 68 · 67 · 67 · 64 | 266 | |
| T9 | Shane Bertsch | 67 · 68 · 67 · 64 | 266 | |
| T9 | Michael Letzig | 67 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 266 | |
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | 66 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 266 | |
| T9 | Bob Sowards | 65 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 266 | |
| T9 | Briny Baird | 67 · 68 · 62 · 69 | 266 |
The golfer
born 1977-08-29, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2000; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 71 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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