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Sunday 2 May 2010PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Quail Hollow Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Thursday 29 April to Sunday 2 May 2010 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/5°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/10°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/17°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/22°C · wind 23 km/h SSW, gusts 52 · 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 277closed with 68 and was within one or two shots until McIlroy eagled the 15th and birdied the 16th and 18th Phil Mickelson interview, 2010-05-02 (ASAP Sports)
156 started · cut +1, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Quail Hollow Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Rory McIlroy interview, 2010-05-02 (ASAP Sports)
2 May 2010
If I don't make eagle there, I'm practicing at Ponte Vedra this weekend. So yeah, it was a very -- that 3 on 7 on Friday night was very, very important.
Rory McIlroy interview, 2010-05-02 (ASAP Sports)
2 May 2010
He goes and shoots 58 to win, and I shoot 62. I'm just trying to keep up with him.
Phil Mickelson interview, 2010-05-02 (ASAP Sports)
2 May 2010
He's a young player, obviously 20, but he's got the game of a veteran. This guy has got all the shots.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 72 · 73 · 66 · 62 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 70 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Ángel Cabrera | 70 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Brendon de Jonge | 70 · 73 · 70 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | Bo Van Pelt | 65 · 76 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| 6 | Rickie Fowler | 73 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Mark Wilson | 73 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Matt Jones | 74 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Padraig Harrington | 72 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Scott McCarron | 70 · 75 · 67 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Anthony Kim | 72 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | 75 · 65 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | J.J. Henry | 68 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 13 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Quail Hollow Championship' (week 18/2010), OWGR player profile).
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