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Sunday 30 March 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Romero wins Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 March 2008 · Andres Romero’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · Zurich · rain-delayed third round completed Sunday morning before the final round (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 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/17°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/18°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 24 · 4.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/18°C · wind 21 km/h ESE, gusts 40 · 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
- Peter Lonard AUS · 276Birdied 16 to tie Romero at 13 under, then left a four-foot par putt on 17 four inches short and could not birdie 18 (closed 69) Golf: Argentina's Romero wins Zurich Classic for first PGA Tour title (Mary Foster, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-30)
, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Andres Romero
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 March 2008
It was great because they had to reach that score. I was very quiet and relaxed, waiting. They had to do the job. I had already done my job.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 March 2008
I started very young, at five years old. I lived just in front of the club in Tucuman. It was my place there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 March 2008
I knew the number that we had to get to, and I couldn't get there. Well, I got there but didn't know what to do with it once I got there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andres Romero | 73 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Peter Lonard | 67 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Tim Wilkinson | 71 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Padraig Harrington | 71 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Woody Austin | 69 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Nicholas Thompson | 69 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Tommy Armour III | 70 · 68 · 75 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Tim Petrovic | 74 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | John Merrick | 72 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Steve Elkington | 68 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Marco Dawson | 71 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1981-05-08, Tucumán, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1998; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 40 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet