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Sunday 19 April 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Gay wins Verizon Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 April 2009 · Brian Gay’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,700,000 USD · Verizon
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 27 km/h NE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 23 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/11°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/15°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 36 · 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
- Luke Donald ENG · 274Closed with a 66 but finished 10 strokes behind; Gay led by three after 54 holes and was never challenged Golf Roundup: Gay sets Heritage record (Associated Press; Salisbury Post, 2009-04-19)
- Briny Baird USA · 274Closed with a 68 to tie for second, 10 strokes behind Golf Roundup: Gay sets Heritage record (Associated Press; Salisbury Post, 2009-04-19)
132 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Verizon Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brian Gay
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 April 2009
I said, "Who's in second?" He said, "I don't know." I said, "How far ahead am I?" And he said, "I don't know."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 April 2009
I've had a lot of heartache not getting in that tournament, winning, not getting in, and missing by one spot on the money list two times.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Gay | 67 · 66 · 67 · 64 | 264 | −20 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | 73 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Briny Baird | 69 · 72 · 65 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T4 | Todd Hamilton | 68 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Lee Janzen | 65 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | José María Olazábal | 68 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Tim Wilkinson | 71 · 67 · 65 · 73 | 276 | −8 |
| T8 | Rory Sabbatini | 70 · 68 · 73 · 66 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Matt Weibring | 70 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T8 | Tim Petrovic | 68 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1971-12-14, Fort Worth, Texas; USA; turned pro 1994; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 96 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet