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Sunday 25 January 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Perez wins the 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer
PGA West, La Quinta, California · Wednesday 21 to Sunday 25 January 2009 · Pat Perez’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,100,000 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
10 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/17°C · wind 6 km/h NNE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 6 km/h WNW, gusts 21 · 3.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/17°C · wind 6 km/h SSW, gusts 19 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/15°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R519°/12°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 41 · 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
- John Merrick USA · 330Started eight back, closed with 67 and was tied for the lead on the back nine, but said he got 'a little quick' over the last three holes and lost by three when Perez eagled the 90th hole ASAP Sports interview transcript: John Merrick, The 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer, 2009-01-25
, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer
PGA West Palmer Private Course (final round; four-course pro-am rotation with Bermuda Dunes CC, SilverRock and PGA West Nicklaus Tournament Course), PGA West, La Quinta, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Pat Perez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf: Perez captures first PGA victory at Hope Classic (Randy Youngman, The Orange County Register, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2009-01-25)
25 January 2009
What I thought really was, it's about time. It's about time. I put the work in. It's been just over seven years. It's about time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 January 2009
That's up to you guys. Jesus Christ, I hope so. If I got to answer any more Pebble questions after this... I mean, it's up to you guys.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 January 2009
I can handle it. I can handle being around the lead, and if I just fine tune a couple things, I can win next time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Perez | 61 · 63 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 327 | −33 |
| 2 | John Merrick | 68 · 65 · 67 · 63 · 67 | 330 | −30 |
| T3 | Mike Weir | 62 · 70 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 332 | −28 |
| T3 | Steve Stricker | 65 · 67 · 61 · 62 · 77 | 332 | −28 |
| T5 | Stephen Ames | 71 · 63 · 70 · 66 · 63 | 333 | −27 |
| T5 | Bo Van Pelt | 66 · 65 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 333 | −27 |
| T5 | Tim Clark | 66 · 69 · 63 · 66 · 69 | 333 | −27 |
| T5 | Webb Simpson | 68 · 66 · 64 · 66 · 69 | 333 | −27 |
| T9 | Chad Campbell | 66 · 71 · 68 · 65 · 64 | 334 | −26 |
| T9 | Brad Adamonis | 67 · 62 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 334 | −26 |
| T9 | John Senden | 67 · 70 · 65 · 64 · 68 | 334 | −26 |
| T9 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 65 · 63 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 334 | −26 |
| T9 | Richard S. Johnson | 63 · 65 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 334 | −26 |
The golfer
born 1976-03-01, Phoenix, Arizona; USA; turned pro 1997; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 90 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet