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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).
- R125°/24°C · wind 38 km/h WSW, gusts 55 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/21°C · wind 41 km/h W, gusts 59 · 7.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/21°C · wind 34 km/h NNW, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- 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
- David Toms USA · 267Johnson's playing partner; tied for the lead at the turn after birdies at the 8th and 9th, but Johnson birdied the 10th and 11th to go ahead for good; closed with 66 to share second two back Tadd loses magic touch (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2009-01-19)
- Adam Scott AUS · 267Closed with 64 to share second two back; said he wished he had made his putt on the 17th to have a chance at the last ASAP Sports interview transcript: Adam Scott, Sony Open in Hawaii, 2009-01-18
, 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
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Tadd loses magic touch (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2009-01-19)
18 January 2009
He's worked hard. That kid ... whatever he gets, he deserves. It's pretty awesome.
Golf: Johnson shows grit and good putting go a long way (Doug Ferguson, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2009-01-19)
18 January 2009
A good day for Iowa
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 January 2009
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.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | 69 · 65 · 66 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Adam Scott | 71 · 66 · 66 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | David Toms | 70 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| 4 | Charles Howell III | 67 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T5 | Kevin Na | 72 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Brian Gay | 66 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T7 | Steve Marino | 68 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | George McNeill | 69 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Bill Haas | 68 · 71 · 65 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Webb Simpson | 66 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Boo Weekley | 66 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −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).
What’s in the bag
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