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Sunday 9 May 2010PGA TourYear in Review
Clark wins the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 May 2010 · Tim Clark’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 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 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/23°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/21°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/22°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/18°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 44 · 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
- Robert Allenby AUS · 273playing in the final group, closed with 70 and finished one behind; his birdie putt at the 17th stopped at the front of the hole and his long putt at the 18th missed Robert Allenby interview, 2010-05-09 (ASAP Sports)
145 started · cut -2, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tim Clark
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Tim Clark interview, 2010-05-09 (ASAP Sports)
9 May 2010
Yeah, I mean, a part of me is a bit disappointed because now no one is going to talk about me anymore. At least you had something to write about before. Now I'm just another guy with a win.
Tim Clark interview, 2010-05-09 (ASAP Sports)
9 May 2010
I didn't want to jump my guns and go, yeah, yeah, I've won and then find myself in a playoff.
Robert Allenby interview, 2010-05-09 (ASAP Sports)
9 May 2010
There was a spike mark just at the front of the hole and the hole was slightly raised up and the ball took a look and decided to come back at me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Clark | 68 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Robert Allenby | 66 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Lucas Glover | 70 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Davis Love III | 69 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Bo Van Pelt | 68 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Heath Slocum | 67 · 66 · 72 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Ben Crane | 67 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Lee Westwood | 67 · 65 · 70 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
| 9 | Francesco Molinari | 68 · 65 · 71 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Freddie Jacobson | 69 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Andres Romero | 69 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Chris Stroud | 70 · 69 · 66 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-17, Durban, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1998; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 40 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'THE PLAYERS Championship' (week 19/2010), OWGR player profile).
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