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Sunday 25 October 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Matteson wins Frys.com Open
Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October 2009 · Troy Matteson’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Frys.com
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/14°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/14°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/13°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/15°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 39 · 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
- Rickie Fowler USA · 262made a hole-in-one at the 5th but bogeyed the 72nd hole for 64; missed a 43-foot birdie putt to win on the first extra hole and parred the 17th as Matteson birdied Matteson's Frys.com delight (Golf365, 26 Oct 2009)
- Jamie Lovemark USA · 262birdied the 72nd hole to join the playoff; his approach at the first extra hole skipped off the lake and he saved par, then parred the 17th as Matteson birdied Matteson's Frys.com delight (Golf365, 26 Oct 2009)
, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Frys.com Open
Grayhawk Golf Club (Raptor Course), Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Troy Matteson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 October 2009
The two 61s are probably something that I'll never do again. That's as good as I can play.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 October 2009
if you would have told me I was gonna be in a playoff with a chance to win Sunday afternoon, I would have jumped on that in a heartbeat.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 October 2009
Troy made a great shot on 17 and sealed our fate.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Matteson | 72 · 61 · 61 · 68 | 262 | −18 |
| T2 | Jamie Lovemark | 69 · 64 · 65 · 64 | 262 | −18 |
| T2 | Rickie Fowler | 65 · 64 · 69 · 64 | 262 | −18 |
| T4 | Bill Lunde | 66 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| T4 | Tim Clark | 68 · 64 · 65 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Mike Weir | 66 · 67 · 71 · 61 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Bryce Molder | 67 · 65 · 70 · 63 | 265 | −15 |
| T8 | Alex Cejka | 67 · 67 · 69 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T8 | Heath Slocum | 64 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T8 | Nicholas Thompson | 66 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T8 | Ryan Moore | 66 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T8 | Chris Stroud | 67 · 65 · 65 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1979-11-08, Rockledge, Florida; USA; turned pro 2003; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 288 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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