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Sunday 15 November 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Ames wins Children's Miracle Network Classic
Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 November 2009 · Stephen Ames’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,700,000 USD
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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/14°C · wind 20 km/h NNW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/11°C · wind 22 km/h NW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/13°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/12°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 21 · 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
- Justin Leonard USA · 270rimmed out a 16-foot putt to win in regulation, then twice left putts short and was eliminated on the first playoff hole (the 18th) Ames wins 2nd Disney title in 3 years (AP via ESPN)
- George McNeill USA · 270saved par from the trees on the first extra hole, then his 6-foot par putt on the 15th made a full 360 around the cup and spun out to lose on the second extra hole Ames wins 2nd Disney title in 3 years (AP via ESPN)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Children's Miracle Network Classic
Walt Disney World Resort (Magnolia and Palm courses), Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Stephen Ames
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 November 2009
To some extent. It adds -- gives you more positive thinking, things to think of. I would still say it's mediocre with a win in it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 November 2009
I do enjoy the quality of life that I live in Calgary with my family, and to me family comes first. Golf is secondary. It always has been.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 November 2009
And I thought I hit it perfect. Obviously it wasn't, but again, like I said yesterday, and many times before, that's golf. It happens.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Ames | 69 · 70 · 67 · 64 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | George McNeill | 68 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Justin Leonard | 68 · 64 · 71 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Nick O'Hern | 68 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Justin Rose | 65 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 6 | Mathias Gronberg | 68 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Brian Davis | 72 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | D.A. Points | 71 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | 67 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Carl Pettersson | 71 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-28, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago; CAN; turned pro 1987; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 4; 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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