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Sunday 31 May 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Stricker wins Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 May 2009 · Steve Stricker’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · Crowne Plaza
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 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/16°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/18°C · wind 8 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/17°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/18°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 28 · 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
- Tim Clark RSA · 263squandered a two-shot lead with five holes left (closing 70) and lost the playoff at the second extra hole Scottish Golf View: US PGA Tour report, scores — Steve Stricker wins three-man play-off finish to Crowne Plaza Invitational (2009-06-01)
- Steve Marino USA · 263closed with 68 to tie; narrowly missed a long birdie putt on the first extra hole, then hit a wild tee shot and made 5 on the second Scottish Golf View: US PGA Tour report, scores — Steve Stricker wins three-man play-off finish to Crowne Plaza Invitational (2009-06-01)
124 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Stricker
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scottish Golf View: US PGA Tour report, scores — Steve Stricker wins three-man play-off finish to Crowne Plaza Invitational (2009-06-01)
31 May 2009
I've been on the other end a couple times this year where you feel you're going to win and end up losing. This feels very good.
Scottish Golf View: US PGA Tour report, scores — Steve Stricker wins three-man play-off finish to Crowne Plaza Invitational (2009-06-01)
31 May 2009
You need breaks to win, that's why winning is so special, so hard to do
Scottish Golf View: US PGA Tour report, scores — Steve Stricker wins three-man play-off finish to Crowne Plaza Invitational (2009-06-01)
31 May 2009
I have a lot of work to do when it comes to closing out golf tournaments.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Stricker | 63 · 63 · 69 · 68 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Tim Clark | 63 · 64 · 66 · 70 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Steve Marino | 66 · 67 · 62 · 68 | 263 | −17 |
| 4 | Jason Day | 65 · 65 · 65 · 69 | 264 | −16 |
| 5 | Paul Casey | 66 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Woody Austin | 63 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | 64 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| 8 | Ian Poulter | 66 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| T9 | Jim Furyk | 68 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Kevin Sutherland | 66 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | 69 · 67 · 64 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Kevin Na | 66 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1967-02-23, Edgerton, Wisconsin, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1990; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 13 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial' (week 22/2009), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet