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Sunday 22 March 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Goosen wins Transitions Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 March 2009 · Retief Goosen’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,400,000 USD · Transitions
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 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/18°C · wind 24 km/h NNE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/18°C · wind 30 km/h N, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/17°C · wind 32 km/h NE, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 32 km/h NE, gusts 50 · 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
- Brett Quigley USA · 277Finished one stroke back, still seeking a first PGA Tour win; Goosen bogeyed the 16th but got up and down at 17 and two-putted the 18th, holing a 5-footer for par Goosen's old putter clutch in latest win (ESPN.com, via ESPN)
- Charles Howell III USA · 277Finished one stroke back (a win would have put him in the Masters); Goosen holed a 5-foot par putt on the 72nd hole Goosen's old putter clutch in latest win (ESPN.com, via ESPN)
144 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Transitions Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Retief Goosen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 March 2009
So I might as well, instead of getting totally out of shape and struggling, I thought I might as well be fit and struggling.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 March 2009
Almost sounds like Tiger Woods, doesn't it.
ESPN.com, via ESPN
22 March 2009
I played with Goose when he won here in 2003, and I then I played with him the first two days at Shinnecock when he won. Hell, he owes me half.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retief Goosen | 69 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Brett Quigley | 73 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | Charles Howell III | 71 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Mathew Goggin | 67 · 74 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Charlie Wi | 68 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Steve Stricker | 69 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| 7 | Steve Flesch | 71 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Bo Van Pelt | 71 · 72 · 71 · 66 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Kevin Na | 70 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Stuart Appleby | 70 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Tom Lehman | 68 · 69 · 68 · 75 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1969-02-03, Pietersburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1990; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 2; world No. 39 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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