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Sunday 31 January 2010PGA TourYear in Review
Crane wins Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 January 2010 · Ben Crane’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,300,000 USD · Farmers Insurance
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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/9°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/10°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/9°C · wind 17 km/h NW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/9°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 26 · 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
- Michael Sim AUS · 276Played in the final group; laid up at the par-5 18th, his wedge spun off the front of the green and he could not chip in, finishing one back ASAP Sports interview transcript: Michael Sim, Farmers Insurance Open, 2010-01-31
- Marc Leishman AUS · 276Closed with a 68, holing putts late after missing early, to tie for second one back ASAP Sports interview transcript: Marc Leishman, Farmers Insurance Open, 2010-01-31
- Brandt Snedeker USA · 276Closed with a 69 to tie for second, one back ESPN leaderboard: Farmers Insurance Open
, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South and North Courses), Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ben Crane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 January 2010
actually the first person that told me was Ryuji. He goes, "Congratulations." And I go, "Did I win?" He kind of looks at me. I said, "Did I win the tournament?"
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 January 2010
Everything and nothing. I mean, it's certainly really cool to know that I'm going the right direction.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 January 2010
I said to my caddie on the first tee, I said, "I've never felt this nervous before."
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crane | 65 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Marc Leishman | 68 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Brandt Snedeker | 71 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Michael Sim | 73 · 62 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Michael Allen | 72 · 66 · 74 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Alex Prugh | 67 · 71 · 73 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 70 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Rickie Fowler | 67 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Nick Watney | 71 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Charles Howell III | 71 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Robert Allenby | 67 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | D.A. Points | 68 · 65 · 74 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Lucas Glover | 71 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Ryuji Imada | 65 · 68 · 70 · 75 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1976-03-06, Portland, Oregon; USA; turned pro 1999; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 109 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet