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Sunday 25 July 2010PGA TourYear in Review
Pettersson wins RBC Canadian Open
St. George's Golf and Country Club, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 July 2010 · Carl Pettersson’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,100,000 USD · RBC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/18°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/19°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 59 · 19.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/21°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 31 · 3.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/17°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 39 · 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
- Dean Wilson USA · 267led by four entering the back nine but made no birdies coming in and closed with 72; thinned his approach over the 14th green and bogeyed as Pettersson holed a long birdie putt, and lost by one ASAP Sports transcript: Dean Wilson, RBC Canadian Open, 2010-07-25
· cut -1, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Canadian Open
St. George's Golf and Country Club, St. George's Golf and Country Club, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Carl Pettersson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 July 2010
And I walked in the locker room and Jay Williamson had all the scenarios written out, and he's like, grab a beer. Before you know it I'd had seven beers (laughs). Made the cut.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 July 2010
I thought, well, I'll get fit. So I actually lost 30 pounds, and my game completely left me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 July 2010
I had a four-shot lead going into the back and just couldn't get anything done, couldn't get any birdies, and Carl shot 4-under I think.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Pettersson | 71 · 68 · 60 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Dean Wilson | 65 · 65 · 65 · 72 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | Luke Donald | 69 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Charley Hoffman | 65 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Michael Letzig | 66 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Greg Chalmers | 66 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Charlie Wi | 69 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Matt Kuchar | 70 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Jeff Quinney | 71 · 66 · 64 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Bryce Molder | 70 · 67 · 63 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Bob Estes | 66 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Tim Clark | 66 · 64 · 69 · 71 | 270 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1977-08-29, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2000; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 207 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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