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Sunday 15 March 2009PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins WGC-CA Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Doral, Florida · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 March 2009 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 36 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · CA
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/20°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/20°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/22°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 34 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/22°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 38 · 0.1 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
- Nick Watney USA · 270Tied for the lead after 54 holes; made bogey from a bunker at the par-5 12th and his 30-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole stopped one turn short (closed 70) Mickelson bests Watney by 1 stroke (Associated Press, via ESPN)
80 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-CA Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Doral, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 March 2009
I'm not here to try to be pretty. I'm here to get the job done and I was fortunate to be able to do it by a shot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 March 2009
I got half a sandwich down today and a banana, which is the best I've done.
Associated Press, via ESPN
15 March 2009
I'll get over this. It's a positive week. I played really well. Beat 78 of the best players in the world. Beat Tiger, which is always good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 65 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Nick Watney | 66 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Jim Furyk | 68 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| 4 | Jeev Milkha Singh | 65 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Oliver Wilson | 67 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Camilo Villegas | 67 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Thomas Aiken | 74 · 66 · 71 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Søren Kjeldsen | 70 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Tiger Woods | 71 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Justin Leonard | 69 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Rod Pampling | 66 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Kenny Perry | 70 · 64 · 71 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 36; majors to date: 3; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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