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Sunday 30 August 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Slocum wins the Barclays
Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 August 2009 · Heath Slocum’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · Barclays
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/20°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/20°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 38 · 32.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/20°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 36 · 53.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/20°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 28 · 1.2 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
- Tiger Woods USA · 276needed a 7-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff and slid it past the cup; said he misread it by almost a cup For Slocum, Barclays a high-yield win (Jason Sobel, ESPN.com)
- Steve Stricker USA · 276caught the lip with his bunker shot at 18, then missed a 12-foot par putt that would have forced a playoff For Slocum, Barclays a high-yield win (Jason Sobel, ESPN.com)
- Ernie Els RSA · 276closed with a bogey-free 66 after cracking his driver on Saturday, one shot short For Slocum, Barclays a high-yield win (Jason Sobel, ESPN.com)
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 276birdied four of his final seven holes for 67 and finished one back For Slocum, Barclays a high-yield win (Jason Sobel, ESPN.com)
, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Barclays
Liberty National Golf Club, Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Heath Slocum
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 August 2009
My wife come down and said, "I think I've got some good news. I think you finished 124."
ESPN.com (Jason Sobel column)
30 August 2009
I have a feeling that no one is going to know who I am … When I was living in Pensacola, I'm not huge by any means, but people didn't know who I was there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 August 2009
little gopher going for his hole, it just jumped right in. He didn't see it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heath Slocum | 66 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | 72 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Padraig Harrington | 67 · 75 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Steve Stricker | 69 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Nick Watney | 68 · 73 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Freddie Jacobson | 66 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| 8 | Webb Simpson | 66 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Scott Verplank | 73 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | 67 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Paul Goydos | 65 · 71 · 68 · 75 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1974-02-03, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; USA; turned pro 1996; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 197 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet