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Sunday 5 April 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Casey wins Shell Houston Open
Redstone Golf Club (Tournament Course), Humble, Texas · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 April 2009 · Paul Casey’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,700,000 USD · Shell · high winds suspended the first round on Thursday afternoon; the third round was completed on Sunday morning and the final round played the same day without re-pairing (AP)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/14°C · wind 32 km/h WNW, gusts 64 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/9°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/12°C · wind 24 km/h SSE, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/13°C · wind 26 km/h NNW, gusts 56 · 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
- J.B. Holmes USA · 277Posted the clubhouse lead at 11 under with a 69 nearly three hours before Casey tied him, then hooked his tee shot into the pond on the first playoff hole (the 18th) Casey wins Shell Houston Open for first PGA victory (Associated Press; The Herald, Everett, 2009-04-05)
144 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Shell Houston Open
Redstone Golf Club (Tournament Course), Redstone Golf Club (Tournament Course), Humble, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 April 2009
No. I'm a softie. I cry at rubbish movies and things like that
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 April 2009
So for me, I didn't walk off 18 in regulation thinking I've missed my chance. Yeah, I've got another opportunity and I'm going to go and grab it.
Casey wins Shell Houston Open for first PGA victory (Associated Press; The Herald, Everett, 2009-04-05)
5 April 2009
It's been a long week. I feel like this is the sixth or seventh round. It's just been a difficult week, the way everything worked out.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 66 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | J.B. Holmes | 71 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Nick O'Hern | 72 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | 70 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Fred Couples | 68 · 69 · 68 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Hunter Mahan | 71 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | John Mallinger | 75 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Tommy Armour III | 66 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Jason Bohn | 69 · 71 · 66 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Geoff Ogilvy | 67 · 69 · 69 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 12 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet