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Sunday 10 May 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Stenson wins the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 May 2009 · Henrik Stenson’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 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
13 h 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/21°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/20°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/21°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 21 · 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
- Ian Poulter ENG · 280closed with a 2-under 70 after giving shots away on the par 5s in round three; was tied for the lead by about the eighth hole on Sunday but could not match Stenson's back nine Ian Poulter interview, 2009-05-10 (ASAP Sports)
145 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Henrik Stenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Henrik Stenson interview, 2009-05-10 (ASAP Sports)
10 May 2009
No, it was still Sawgrass, I promise you. No, I just managed my game very well
Ian Poulter interview, 2009-05-10 (ASAP Sports)
10 May 2009
I was pleased with how I pretty much finished the tournament off, and hats off to Henrik for putting his foot down and disappearing.
Associated Press (via The Daily Herald, Everett)
10 May 2009
But I wasn't expecting someone to go out there and shoot 66.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 69 · 73 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Ian Poulter | 67 · 68 · 75 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Kevin Na | 71 · 66 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | John Mallinger | 66 · 71 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | 68 · 74 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Brian Davis | 71 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Ben Crane | 65 · 73 · 72 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| 8 | Tiger Woods | 71 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Aaron Baddeley | 71 · 71 · 76 · 66 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Vijay Singh | 71 · 72 · 74 · 67 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Tim Clark | 72 · 69 · 74 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | David Toms | 67 · 70 · 77 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Alex Cejka | 66 · 67 · 72 · 79 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-05, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'THE PLAYERS Championship' (week 19/2009), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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