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Sunday 27 September 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins the Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, USA · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 September 2009 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 37 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · Coca-Cola
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/21°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/21°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 17 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/20°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 34 · 12.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/16°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 42 · 1.8 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 · 274led by one after 36 holes but struggled on the greens; his first birdies of the final round came at 15 and 16, too late, and he finished three back while clinching the FedEx Cup Mickelson wins event, Tiger the Cup (AP via ESPN)
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 September 2009
Yeah, his check was for $10 million. (Laughter.) I thought that it would have been great if I had played better in the first three FedExCup events. I played terrible score-wise.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 September 2009
I cannot believe that this golf course was hit with similar rains that I've seen on the news, because the greens were so firm.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 September 2009
After Phil got up-and-down, I didn't hole it on the last hole to force him into extra holes, and that's a little bit deflating.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 73 · 67 · 66 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 67 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| 3 | Sean O'Hair | 66 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T4 | Padraig Harrington | 67 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −4 |
| T4 | Kenny Perry | 72 · 66 · 64 · 74 | 276 | −4 |
| 6 | Steve Stricker | 70 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −3 |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | 72 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −2 |
| T7 | Steve Marino | 69 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −2 |
| 9 | Ernie Els | 71 · 66 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Lucas Glover | 68 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 280 | E |
| T10 | John Senden | 70 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 280 | E |
| T10 | Jerry Kelly | 71 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 280 | E |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 37; majors to date: 3; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet