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Sunday 26 April 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Kelly wins Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 April 2009 · Jerry Kelly’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,300,000 USD · Zurich
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 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/18°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/20°C · wind 22 km/h SSE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/21°C · wind 24 km/h SE, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/20°C · wind 26 km/h SE, gusts 48 · 0.2 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
- Charles Howell III USA · 275Took a two-stroke lead with a birdie on 11 but bogeyed 15 and 17 (closed 68) Kelly wins Zurich Classic by 1 stroke (Associated Press; The Herald, Everett, 2009-04-26)
- Rory Sabbatini ZAF · 275Closed with a 67 to tie for second, one stroke back Kelly wins Zurich Classic by 1 stroke (Associated Press; The Herald, Everett, 2009-04-26)
- Charlie Wi KOR · 275Closed with a 68 to tie for second, one stroke back Kelly wins Zurich Classic by 1 stroke (Associated Press; The Herald, Everett, 2009-04-26)
156 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jerry Kelly
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 April 2009
Two different people yelled, Miss it. You know, that right there made me turn my focus to the putt.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 April 2009
you've got to stop saying the last time you won was '02 long ago. Because it was in '02, and now you can say, '09 divine.
Kelly wins Zurich Classic by 1 stroke (Associated Press; The Herald, Everett, 2009-04-26)
26 April 2009
It's frustrating. I got up to 15, and had every chance to do it. I just couldn't finish it off.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Kelly | 68 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Rory Sabbatini | 70 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Charles Howell III | 68 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Charlie Wi | 66 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | David Toms | 68 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Steve Marino | 70 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Steve Stricker | 68 · 73 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Aaron Watkins | 70 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Jason Dufner | 68 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Roland Thatcher | 68 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1966-11-23, Madison, Wisconsin; USA; turned pro 1989; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 141 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet