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Sunday 24 May 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Sabbatini wins HP Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 May 2009 · Rory Sabbatini’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD · HP
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/14°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/21°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 35 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/21°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 5.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/20°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 0.1 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
- Brian Davis ENG · 263bogey-free closing 64 after struggling over the first seven or eight holes; birdied 9 and 10 and came home in 31 but finished two short Brian Davis interview, 2009-05-24 (ASAP Sports)
156 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
HP Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory Sabbatini
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Rory Sabbatini interview, 2009-05-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 May 2009
obviously I've taken my fair share of beating from the public in the past, but it's nice to be out there and hear positive comments, it really is.
Rory Sabbatini interview, 2009-05-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 May 2009
Oh, come on, you should know better than that. The kids always win.
Brian Davis interview, 2009-05-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 May 2009
You can't control what other people do, you can only control what you do. Hopefully I'll get a week where nobody else does it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Sabbatini | 68 · 64 · 65 · 64 | 261 | −19 |
| 2 | Brian Davis | 68 · 65 · 66 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| 3 | D.A. Points | 68 · 66 · 65 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| T4 | Scott McCarron | 66 · 69 · 68 · 62 | 265 | −15 |
| T4 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| 6 | John Mallinger | 67 · 65 · 65 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
| 7 | John Senden | 71 · 68 · 65 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Jeff Maggert | 71 · 66 · 65 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T8 | Fred Couples | 69 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T8 | Marc Leishman | 68 · 70 · 63 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T8 | Briny Baird | 69 · 64 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-02, Durban, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1998; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 43 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'HP Byron Nelson Championship' (week 21/2009), OWGR player profile).
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