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Sunday 22 February 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Northern Trust Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 February 2009 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 35 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,300,000 USD · Northern Trust
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/8°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/9°C · wind 12 km/h NNW, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/10°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 15 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/13°C · wind 8 km/h NNW, gusts 16 · 0.3 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
- Steve Stricker USA · 270Led by two with two holes to play, missed a birdie putt at the 17th and bogeyed the 72nd hole after a soft chip, finishing one back ASAP Sports interview transcript: Steve Stricker, Northern Trust Open, 2009-02-22
, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Northern Trust Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 February 2009
The bad of it came in that I needed to become a better frontrunner when I get a lead. I had a five shot lead and I let it slide.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 February 2009
Stood out there today, hit 3-wood, put it in the middle of the fairway, 6-iron just out on the fringe and was able to two-putt for par.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 63 · 72 · 62 · 72 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Steve Stricker | 68 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | 67 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | K.J. Choi | 66 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Andres Romero | 66 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | J.B. Holmes | 73 · 67 · 64 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Luke Donald | 66 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Mark Calcavecchia | 70 · 69 · 64 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Rory Sabbatini | 68 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Brendon de Jonge | 69 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | 66 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Scott McCarron | 64 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 35; majors to date: 3; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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