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Sunday 9 August 2009PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Woods wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club, South Course, Akron, Ohio, USA · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 August 2009 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 70 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · Bridgestone
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/13°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/14°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/18°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 39 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/22°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 46 · 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
- Padraig Harrington IRL · 272led by one on the 16th tee, but after he and Woods were put on the clock he rushed his chip-out and flopped his fourth shot into the water, dropping three shots on the hole while Woods birdied; closed with 72 ASAP Sports transcript: Padraig Harrington, WGC Bridgestone Invitational, 2009-08-09
- Robert Allenby AUS · 272closed with 66 for four rounds in the 60s but felt always too far back; bogeyed the 17th with the wrong club and birdied the last to tie for second ASAP Sports transcript: Robert Allenby, WGC Bridgestone Invitational, 2009-08-09
80 started, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Firestone Country Club, South Course, Akron, Ohio, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2009
I don't know if you guys know it or not, but we got put on the clock. I don't think that Paddy would have hit the pitch shot that way if he was able to take his time
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2009
When I hit it I knew it was going to be a good one. I thought it was going to be just a little bit past the hole.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2009
It was a superb golf shot. It was a phenomenal shot. I struggled to hit that green with a lob wedge, so it was pretty impressive.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 68 · 70 · 65 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Robert Allenby | 68 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Padraig Harrington | 64 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
| T4 | Hunter Mahan | 68 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T4 | Ángel Cabrera | 70 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Steve Stricker | 67 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 68 · 72 · 66 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Stewart Cink | 69 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| 9 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 71 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| 10 | Mike Weir | 71 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 70; majors to date: 14; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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