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Monday 16 February 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California · Thursday 12 to Monday 16 February 2009 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,100,000 USD · AT&T · weather: final round suspended Sunday Feb 15 (wind gusts up to 60 mph, rain, greens under water) and not played Monday Feb 16; event reduced to 54 holes and Johnson declared the winner on Monday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R111°/8°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 30 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R210°/8°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 16.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/7°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 40 · 3.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R412°/10°C · wind 30 km/h SSE, gusts 70 · 45.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R512°/9°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 71 · 25.1 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
- Mike Weir CAN · 205Trailed by four after 54 holes; wanted to play, but the final round was washed out Sunday and Monday and the 54-hole result stood ASAP Sports interview transcript: Mike Weir, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, 2009-02-16
Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links (rotation with Spyglass Hill GC and Poppy Hills GC), Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 February 2009
I found out from another player who actually called me and congratulated me, and I was like, "What are you talking about?" I had no idea.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 February 2009
growing up as a little kid, you're always on the putting green making that putt to win Augusta. It's just always been a dream of mine to play there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 February 2009
Nothing (laughing). I want to play. I'm here to try to win this tournament. I don't think there's anything, really, outside of lightning.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 65 · 69 · 67 | 201 | −15 |
| 2 | Mike Weir | 67 · 69 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| 3 | Retief Goosen | 68 · 64 · 74 | 206 | −10 |
| T4 | Bob Estes | 68 · 72 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| T4 | Mark Calcavecchia | 67 · 69 · 71 | 207 | −9 |
| T6 | Kevin Chappell | 68 · 72 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | D.J. Trahan | 67 · 73 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Chris Stroud | 69 · 69 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| T6 | Bill Lunde | 67 · 70 · 71 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Shigeki Maruyama | 69 · 73 · 67 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Kenny Perry | 71 · 70 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Sean O'Hair | 71 · 68 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| T10 | Mark Brooks | 68 · 69 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 119 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet