Golf Network News
Sunday 13 September 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Woods wins BMW Championship
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois, USA · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 September 2009 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 71 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · BMW
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 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/17°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/16°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/14°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/13°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 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
- Jim Furyk USA · 273started the final round far behind after Woods's third-round 62, closed with 66 and tied for second, eight shots back; by his own account he was playing for second ASAP Sports transcript: Jim Furyk, BMW Championship, 2009-09-13
- Marc Leishman AUS · 273led by two at the turn in round three but went 1 over on the back nine as Woods shot 62; played with Woods in the final group, closed with 69 and tied for second, eight back Tiger rides record 62 to 7-shot lead in BMW (AP, Honolulu Advertiser, 2009-09-13)
, 68 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 September 2009
9 was a good tee shot; I hit it about 60 yards right of the fairway (laughter), then hit a 3-iron through the trees.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 September 2009
To come off a knee surgery and to have this type of year, and as I said, to be this consistent is something that I'm very proud of.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 September 2009
I asked my caddie where he stood. He said, "17," and I just started laughing. So we were just trying to finish second.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 68 · 67 · 62 · 68 | 265 | −19 |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | 70 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T2 | Marc Leishman | 67 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| 4 | Sean O'Hair | 70 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| 5 | Zach Johnson | 73 · 65 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Sergio Garcia | 71 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Padraig Harrington | 68 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
| T8 | Camilo Villegas | 68 · 74 · 71 · 66 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Kevin Na | 72 · 72 · 65 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Bill Haas | 71 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Luke Donald | 70 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Mark Wilson | 69 · 66 · 71 · 74 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Matt Kuchar | 71 · 68 · 66 · 75 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Brandt Snedeker | 69 · 69 · 66 · 76 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 71; majors to date: 14; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet