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Sunday 19 July 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Pelt wins U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 July 2009 · Bo Van Pelt’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · U.S. Bank
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 27 km/h W, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/14°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 41 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/14°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/15°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 18 · 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
- John Mallinger USA · 267eagled 15 and birdied 16, bogeyed 17 from a bad lie, birdied 18 to force a playoff with a closing 65, then lost on the second extra hole at the 18th ASAP Sports transcript: John Mallinger, U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, 2009-07-19
, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Brown Deer Park Golf Course, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bo Van Pelt
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 July 2009
I guess there comes a point where you just say, enough is enough, I'm going to win today. I'm going to put a line in the sand and I'm not backing up.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 July 2009
Man, if I just had 20 feet to 2-putt to win, I'd get that done, no problem, like that would be the easiest thing. And sure enough, that's what I had, and sure enough, I leave it three feet short.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 July 2009
I wasn't out of my league. I didn't feel like I shouldn't belong there. That's the good stuff I can take out of this.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bo Van Pelt | 67 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | John Mallinger | 70 · 66 · 66 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | Jerry Kelly | 69 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Dicky Pride | 72 · 69 · 63 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Jeff Quinney | 67 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Jeff Klauk | 64 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T7 | Spencer Levin | 71 · 68 · 68 · 63 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Tim Petrovic | 68 · 70 · 69 · 63 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Jason Gore | 66 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Omar Uresti | 69 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Kevin Na | 69 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Kris Blanks | 70 · 63 · 70 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Brendon de Jonge | 70 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Chris Riley | 67 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1975-05-16, Richmond, Indiana; USA; turned pro 1998; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 210 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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