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Monday 5 October 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Kuchar wins Turning Stone Resort Championship
Atunyote Golf Club, Turning Stone Resort, Verona, New York, USA · Thursday 1 to Monday 5 October 2009 · Matt Kuchar’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · playoff suspended by darkness on Sunday 4 October after two extra holes; Kuchar won on the sixth extra hole on Monday 5 October
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 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R18°/5°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/5°C · wind 19 km/h SE, gusts 58 · 10.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/10°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 55 · 3.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/9°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R514°/9°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 51 · 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
- Vaughn Taylor USA · 271matched Kuchar for five extra holes, holing a 7-footer at the 18th after Kuchar's 20-foot birdie, then drove into the water hazard at the 13th on the sixth extra hole and made double bogey Kuchar wins on sixth playoff hole (AP via ESPN)
, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Turning Stone Resort Championship
Atunyote Golf Club, Atunyote Golf Club, Turning Stone Resort, Verona, New York, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Matt Kuchar
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 October 2009
13 was kind of my nemesis all week, the one hole I struggled with, to get a par there and seal the deal was great.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 October 2009
I missed a short putt on the first playoff hole that was to seal the deal, and it was straight nerves, the reason why I missed that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 October 2009
It was freezing. It's gotta be in the mid 40s, I imagine. The wind's blowing 15, so the rain makes it even colder.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Kuchar | 67 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Vaughn Taylor | 67 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Tim Petrovic | 66 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Leif Olson | 66 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Jimmy Walker | 68 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | John Senden | 67 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 70 · 72 · 68 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Webb Simpson | 70 · 72 · 67 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Harrison Frazar | 75 · 65 · 69 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Bo Van Pelt | 70 · 66 · 73 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Rod Pampling | 69 · 69 · 65 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1978-06-21, Winter Park, Florida; USA; turned pro 2000; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 98 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet