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Sunday 3 May 2009PGA TourYear in Review
O'Hair wins Quail Hollow Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Thursday 30 April to Sunday 3 May 2009 · Sean O'Hair’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/14°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 63 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/18°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/18°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 59 · 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
- Lucas Glover USA · 278Bogeyed the par-3 17th; needing birdie at the last to force a playoff, his approach bounded over the firm 18th green and his chip missed (closed 71) Golf: Limp to finish doesn't stop O'Hair from getting victory (Doug Ferguson, Associated Press; Salisbury Post, 2009-05-04)
- Bubba Watson USA · 278Led for most of the back nine but missed birdie putts from 6 feet on the 15th and 16th (closed 70) Golf: Limp to finish doesn't stop O'Hair from getting victory (Doug Ferguson, Associated Press; Salisbury Post, 2009-05-04)
156 started, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Quail Hollow Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sean O'Hair
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 May 2009
I remember being on the Gateway Tour in '04 and having $2,000 in our bank account and we didn't have enough money to play in any tournaments in the summer.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 May 2009
These guys are the best players in the world, and me losing a five-shot lead doesn't mean I'm a failure, it just means I got beat, I wasn't good enough to win that day.
Golf: Limp to finish doesn't stop O'Hair from getting victory (Doug Ferguson, Associated Press; Salisbury Post, 2009-05-04)
4 May 2009
I thought it was good, I really did. It was either wind or adrenaline, probably a little of both.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean O'Hair | 69 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Bubba Watson | 71 · 65 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Lucas Glover | 68 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Tiger Woods | 65 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Jonathan Byrd | 72 · 72 · 70 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 71 · 75 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Tim Petrovic | 71 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Ian Poulter | 71 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Ted Purdy | 70 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Jason Dufner | 67 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1982-07-11, Lubbock, Texas; USA; turned pro 1999; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 22 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet