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Monday 25 January 2010PGA TourYear in Review
Haas wins Bob Hope Classic
PGA West (Palmer Course), La Quinta, California · Wednesday 20 to Monday 25 January 2010 · Bill Haas’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · rain washed out Thursday's second round, pushing the 90-hole finale to Monday January 25
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/9°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 42 · 15.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/11°C · wind 8 km/h S, gusts 67 · 41.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/9°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 57 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/7°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R517°/6°C · wind 5 km/h NNE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R618°/8°C · wind 6 km/h ENE, gusts 16 · 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
- Matt Kuchar USA · 331Came from three shots back with a closing 63, the best final round, but his hybrid approach at the 18th finished well back on the fringe and he missed a 13-foot birdie putt; one back Haas wins by one stroke (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Tim Clark RSA · 331Laid up at the 18th and missed his birdie putt, finishing one back; AP noted a runner-up finish for the sixth straight year Haas wins by one stroke (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Bubba Watson USA · 331Fourth-round co-leader; birdied the 18th after barely missing a chip for eagle, one back Haas wins by one stroke (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bob Hope Classic
PGA West (Palmer Course), PGA West (Palmer Course), La Quinta, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bill Haas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 January 2010
I was nervous. My fingers were getting cold almost. I was shaking. It was the most nervous I've ever been.
Associated Press, via ESPN
25 January 2010
It's something I'm still trying to learn. This week, we were forced to be patient. Who knows? Maybe the rainout was good for me. It obviously was.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 January 2010
Here I am shooting 63, and only 10 minutes ago, I was on 18 and unable to convert a birdie.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Haas | 68 · 66 · 66 · 66 · 64 | 330 | −30 |
| T2 | Matt Kuchar | 67 · 69 · 67 · 65 · 63 | 331 | −29 |
| T2 | Tim Clark | 70 · 63 · 67 · 66 · 65 | 331 | −29 |
| T2 | Bubba Watson | 66 · 62 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 331 | −29 |
| 5 | Alex Prugh | 64 · 66 · 65 · 70 · 67 | 332 | −28 |
| 6 | Mike Weir | 67 · 67 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 334 | −26 |
| 7 | D.J. Trahan | 69 · 68 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 336 | −24 |
| T8 | Matt Jones | 69 · 67 · 69 · 66 · 66 | 337 | −23 |
| T8 | Kevin Na | 69 · 66 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 337 | −23 |
| T10 | Vaughn Taylor | 66 · 67 · 73 · 65 · 67 | 338 | −22 |
| T10 | Brandt Snedeker | 70 · 69 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 338 | −22 |
| T10 | Chad Collins | 67 · 64 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 338 | −22 |
| T10 | Ryan Moore | 69 · 67 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 338 | −22 |
| T10 | Kevin Streelman | 70 · 71 · 63 · 64 · 70 | 338 | −22 |
The golfer
born 1982-05-24, Charlotte, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2004; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 200 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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