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Sunday 28 June 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Perry wins Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 June 2009 · Kenny Perry’s win no. 14 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Travelers
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 22 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/18°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 45 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/17°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/17°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 1.6 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
- Paul Goydos USA · 261struggled with his swing for 14 holes, then went eagle-birdie-par-birdie to finish; 'I needed to shoot 63 to win today' Paul Goydos interview, 2009-06-28 (ASAP Sports)
- David Toms USA · 261closed with 65 playing ahead of Perry but couldn't get off to the fast start he needed; Perry kept making birdies behind him David Toms interview, 2009-06-28 (ASAP Sports)
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kenny Perry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Kenny Perry interview, 2009-06-28 (ASAP Sports)
28 June 2009
To think all I gotta do is make two pars to win a tournament and I couldn't get it done. I really played heavy the way I played that Back 9 today.
Kenny Perry interview, 2009-06-28 (ASAP Sports)
28 June 2009
That 7-iron I hit on 17 was one of the sweetest shots I've hit in a long time
Paul Goydos interview, 2009-06-28 (ASAP Sports)
28 June 2009
He played like a guy who's won, I don't know how many times he's won now, 15 maybe; 14. I played more like a guy who's won twice, especially early in the round.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Perry | 61 · 68 · 66 · 63 | 258 | −22 |
| T2 | David Toms | 65 · 65 · 66 · 65 | 261 | −19 |
| T2 | Paul Goydos | 63 · 68 · 63 · 67 | 261 | −19 |
| T4 | Hunter Mahan | 66 · 70 · 63 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T4 | Ryan Moore | 66 · 65 · 68 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T4 | Ben Curtis | 68 · 64 · 66 · 65 | 263 | −17 |
| T7 | Tag Ridings | 64 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| T7 | Casey Wittenberg | 67 · 65 · 65 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| T9 | Scott Verplank | 67 · 68 · 68 · 62 | 265 | −15 |
| T9 | Bo Van Pelt | 66 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1960-08-10, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1982; age 48 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 0; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Travelers Championship' (week 26/2009), OWGR player profile).
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