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Sunday 23 May 2010PGA TourYear in Review
Day wins HP Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 May 2010 · Jason Day’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD · HP
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/22°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 46 · 3.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/24°C · wind 29 km/h S, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/25°C · wind 28 km/h SSE, gusts 50 · 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
- Blake Adams USA · 272held a one-shot lead on the back nine; at the 72nd hole pushed his 3-wood right and, not knowing Day had already found the water, hit his approach into the water too Blake Adams interview, 2010-05-23 (ASAP Sports)
- Jeff Overton USA · 272made the turn tied for the lead at 10 under but bogeyed the drivable 11th and made no birdie on the back nine Jeff Overton interview, 2010-05-23 (ASAP Sports)
- Brian Gay USA · 272made the cut with a putt on his last hole on Friday, then closed with a 63 to finish two back Brian Gay interview, 2010-05-23 (ASAP Sports)
156 started · cut E, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
HP Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Day
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jason Day interview, 2010-05-23 (ASAP Sports)
23 May 2010
I was disappointed that I hit it in the water and made it so hard for myself, but in the end I'm happy I holed that putt and won the tournament.
Jason Day interview, 2010-05-23 (ASAP Sports)
23 May 2010
I didn't practice hard enough or -- the first year I didn't practice hard enough.
Jeff Overton interview, 2010-05-23 (ASAP Sports)
23 May 2010
Depression. No, it was a fun week, just too bad that a couple of putts didn't come in down the stretch.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Day | 66 · 65 · 67 · 72 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Brian Gay | 72 · 68 · 69 · 63 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Jeff Overton | 67 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Blake Adams | 66 · 64 · 70 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Scott Verplank | 70 · 65 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Cameron Beckman | 69 · 61 · 75 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Ben Crane | 70 · 64 · 74 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Dustin Johnson | 67 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Arjun Atwal | 69 · 71 · 64 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | D.A. Points | 68 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Tom Pernice Jr. | 69 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1987-11-12, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2006; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 171 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'HP Byron Nelson Championship' (week 21/2010), OWGR player profile).
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