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Sunday 9 August 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Rollins wins Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada, USA · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 August 2009 · John Rollins’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Legends
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/9°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 66 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/7°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/10°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/13°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 29 · 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
- Jeff Quinney USA · 274closed with a bogey-free 66 to tie for second, three back; said he thought Rollins was running away with it ASAP Sports transcript: Jeff Quinney, Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, 2009-08-09
- Martin Laird SCO · 274chased Rollins until five or six holes from the end, missed short birdie putts at 16 and 17 and birdied the last for 69 to tie for second, three back - his best PGA Tour finish ASAP Sports transcript: Martin Laird, Legends Reno-Tahoe Open, 2009-08-09
, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Legends Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Rollins
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2009
I kind of kicked myself in the butt there when I bogeyed 15 and I only had a two-shot lead. I told myself: I'm not gonna let this tournament get away from me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2009
Maybe when I see him next week I'll have to needle him a little bit and ask him where my gift is.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2009
I knew it would take something really special to catch him. That's when I was like let's try to get a second-place finish and see what happens.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Rollins | 70 · 62 · 67 · 72 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Jeff Quinney | 69 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Martin Laird | 72 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 4 | Joe Ogilvie | 70 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Alex Cejka | 72 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Kevin Na | 71 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Ryan Palmer | 69 · 68 · 66 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| 8 | Rod Pampling | 67 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Jonathan Kaye | 68 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Billy Mayfair | 72 · 72 · 64 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | J.J. Henry | 72 · 71 · 65 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Robert Garrigus | 69 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Rocco Mediate | 70 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1975-06-25, Richmond, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1997; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 96 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet