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Sunday 1 February 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Perry wins FBR Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 29 January to Sunday 1 February 2009 · Kenny Perry’s win no. 13 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · FBR
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 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/7°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/8°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/8°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/5°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 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
- Charley Hoffman USA · 270Closed with 67 to tie at 270; lost the playoff on the third extra hole after burying his tee shot at the 17th in a bunker, while Perry holed a 22-foot birdie putt Perry wins FBR Open crown in playoff (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FBR Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kenny Perry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 February 2009
But that was neat for me to make a putt -- that's probably the first putt I've ever made to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 February 2009
It didn't look like it had intentions of going in. It looked like a wounded duck most of the time. But what a great way to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 February 2009
Kenny gave me a few opportunities, I gave him a few opportunities, and he happened to close the door.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Perry | 72 · 63 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Charley Hoffman | 66 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | Kevin Na | 67 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | David Toms | 69 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | James Nitties | 65 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Ryan Moore | 69 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Matt Kuchar | 67 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Brian Gay | 68 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Scott Piercy | 69 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Cliff Kresge | 68 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Jeff Maggert | 70 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1960-08-10, Elizabethtown, Kentucky; USA; turned pro 1982; age 48 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 0; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet