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Sunday 16 August 2009PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Yang wins PGA Championship
Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 August 2009 · Y.E. Yang’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · 91st PGA Championship
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/20°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/21°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/22°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 48 · 16.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/17°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- PGA Championship
1916–2026 in our record, 108 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Tiger Woods USA · 283Led by two after 54 holes and was tied with five to play, but Yang chipped in for eagle at the 14th; Woods closed with 75 (33 putts), bogeying the 17th and 18th Yang ensures major-less year for Tiger (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +4, 79 made it
Same week
Men's major
PGA Championship
Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Tiger Woods
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 August 2009
So on the 18th green, when he was making that chip shot, I was -- honestly, I was sort of praying it wouldn't go in. (Laughter) So was I intimidated, yeah, I guess I was a bit.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 August 2009
And as far as the question concerning the rematch, never again. (Laughter) I would like to stay as the guy who won over Tiger at the PGA Championship, and that's about it. No redos.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 August 2009
I made absolutely nothing. I just have to say terrible day on the greens. And I had it at the wrong time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y.E. Yang | 73 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 67 · 70 · 71 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T3 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 72 · 73 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| 5 | Lucas Glover | 71 · 70 · 71 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Martin Kaymer | 73 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T6 | Ernie Els | 75 · 68 · 70 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| T6 | Søren Kjeldsen | 70 · 73 · 70 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| T6 | Henrik Stenson | 73 · 71 · 68 · 75 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | 72 · 73 · 73 · 70 | 288 | E |
| T10 | John Merrick | 72 · 72 · 74 · 70 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Zach Johnson | 74 · 73 · 70 · 71 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Francesco Molinari | 74 · 73 · 69 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Graeme McDowell | 70 · 75 · 71 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Padraig Harrington | 68 · 73 · 69 · 78 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1972-01-15, Sindo-ri, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 110 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table, 91st PGA Championship); also stated as 110th by the PGA of America moderator (ASAP) and AP).
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