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Sunday 18 January 2009PGA TourYear in Review

Johnson wins Sony Open in Hawaii

Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 January 2009 · Zach Johnson’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,400,000 USD · Sony

The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.

The weather

10 h 52 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).

  1. R125°/24°C · wind 38 km/h WSW, gusts 55 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  2. R224°/21°C · wind 41 km/h W, gusts 59 · 7.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  3. R322°/21°C · wind 34 km/h NNW, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  4. R422°/20°C · wind 20 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 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

, 78 made it

Same week

PGA Tour event

Sony Open in Hawaii

Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii

4 of 5 researched

Winner

Zach Johnson

265Total
−15To par
2 strokesMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

From the papers

Tadd loses magic touch (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2009-01-19)

He's worked hard. That kid ... whatever he gets, he deserves. It's pretty awesome.

Zach Johnson, quoted in Tadd loses magic touch (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2009-01-19), 18 January 2009. The report

Golf: Johnson shows grit and good putting go a long way (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2009-01-19)

A good day for Iowa

Zach Johnson, quoted in Golf: Johnson shows grit and good putting go a long way (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2009-01-19), 18 January 2009. The report

ASAP Sports (interview transcript)

I was proud of the way I hung in there and put pressure on him, and through the whole back nine. He's a good player and tough to beat.

David Toms, quoted in ASAP Sports (interview transcript), 18 January 2009. The report
Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Zach Johnson69 · 65 · 66 · 65265−15
T2Adam Scott71 · 66 · 66 · 64267−13
T2David Toms70 · 66 · 65 · 66267−13
4Charles Howell III67 · 68 · 67 · 66268−12
T5Kevin Na72 · 65 · 66 · 66269−11
T5Brian Gay66 · 67 · 68 · 68269−11
T7Steve Marino68 · 67 · 70 · 66271−9
T7George McNeill69 · 68 · 65 · 69271−9
T9Bill Haas68 · 71 · 65 · 68272−8
T9Webb Simpson66 · 68 · 70 · 68272−8
T9Boo Weekley66 · 69 · 67 · 70272−8
The golfer

born 1976-02-24, Iowa City, Iowa; USA; turned pro 1998; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 44 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).

Source

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