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Sunday 14 March 2010PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Els wins WGC-CA Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 March 2010 · Ernie Els’s win no. 17 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · CA
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/22°C · wind 33 km/h SSE, gusts 56 · 12.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/20°C · wind 26 km/h SSW, gusts 66 · 63.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/17°C · wind 29 km/h W, gusts 46 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/17°C · wind 26 km/h W, gusts 41 · 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
- Charl Schwartzel RSA · 27454-hole co-leader with Els; drew level after ten holes, but Els holed a long par putt at 14 and Schwartzel's approach to 15 came up short and plugged; finished four behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Charl Schwartzel, WGC-CA Championship, 2010-03-14
68 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-CA Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 March 2010
I didn't think it was ever going to happen again, you know, but to come out here, and I mean, I've always loved playing here in Miami at Doral.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 March 2010
But, it just felt awkward. Him trying to win the golf tournament, I'm trying to win the golf tournament; I'm the old man, he's the youngster.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 March 2010
It just shows me that I can play against the best in the world. My time will come, I suppose.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 68 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Charl Schwartzel | 67 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | 71 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Martin Kaymer | 70 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Padraig Harrington | 70 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Alistair Presnell | 72 · 70 · 72 · 64 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Graeme McDowell | 74 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Alvaro Quiros | 72 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Paul Casey | 69 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Bill Haas | 71 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 3; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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