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Sunday 12 September 2010PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins BMW Championship
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois, USA · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 September 2010 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · BMW
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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/11°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 23 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/14°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 8.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/11°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 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
- Paul Casey ENG · 276built a three-shot lead on the back nine, then made three straight bogeys, the last after hooking his tee shot into the bushes at the par-5 15th; four rounds of 69 left him one behind Dustin Johnson wins at BMW (AP via ESPN)
70 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, Illinois, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 September 2010
I know I've had some failures, but I don't know if I'd call them failures. I've had a few mishaps. But still, today to come back and get it done, I'm very proud of myself.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 September 2010
Yeah, they're similar, but 18 at Pebble, I'm drawing it, and 17 and 18 here I'm hitting cut shots. But still, you've still got to sack up and hit a good shot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 September 2010
Had a little stiff neck when I woke up, and maybe that was a good thing; kind of beware of the injured golfer; they don't think about things too much and just try to put the ball in play
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| 2 | Paul Casey | 69 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | K.J. Choi | 71 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Kevin Na | 70 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | 64 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Ryan Moore | 65 · 74 · 66 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
| 7 | Retief Goosen | 67 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Phil Mickelson | 72 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Steve Stricker | 70 · 73 · 67 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Charlie Wi | 67 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 24 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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