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Sunday 21 February 2010PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Poulter wins WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona · Wednesday 17 to Sunday 21 February 2010 · Ian Poulter’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · Accenture · 36-hole final on Sunday February 21 (the last year the final was 36 holes)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/9°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/10°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/9°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/8°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 54 · 5.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R514°/8°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 46 · 3.2 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
- Paul Casey ENGLost the 36-hole final 4 and 2; said the turning point came late at the 13th, where he could not get his approach within 20 yards, and Poulter's up-and-down at the 15th left him dormie ASAP Sports interview transcript: Paul Casey, WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, 2010-02-21
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Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ian Poulter
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 February 2010
Paul was obviously going to be a great match and he proved that today. It was always going to be tough. I'm just so happy to finally win on American soil.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 February 2010
I said to Terry on the front nine today, I feel really calm. I don't feel nervous. I felt in control of my game all week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 February 2010
I thought I could get it back to 1-down quickly, with three or four left. And all of a sudden I'm dormie. That's how quickly it turns around.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Poulter | ||
| 2 | Paul Casey | ||
| 3 | Camilo Villegas | ||
| 4 | Sergio Garcia | ||
| T5 | Retief Goosen | ||
| T5 | Stewart Cink | ||
| T5 | Thongchai Jaidee | ||
| T5 | Oliver Wilson | ||
| T9 | Jeev Milkha Singh | ||
| T9 | Tim Clark | ||
| T9 | Luke Donald | ||
| T9 | Brian Gay | ||
| T9 | Ben Crane | ||
| T9 | Charl Schwartzel | ||
| T9 | Nick Watney | ||
| T9 | Ryo Ishikawa |
The golfer
born 1976-01-10, Hitchin, Hertfordshire; ENG; turned pro 1995; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet