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Sunday 22 August 2010PGA TourYear in Review
Atwal wins Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 August 2010 · Arjun Atwal’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,100,000 USD · Wyndham
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/23°C · wind 7 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 21.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/22°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 3.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/20°C · wind 9 km/h SE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/22°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 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
- David Toms USA · 261shot 64 and birdied the 72nd hole to reach 19 under, then waited in the clubhouse as Atwal birdied the 16th and holed a 7-foot par putt at 18 to win by one Arjun Atwal of India gets historic win (AP via ESPN)
· cut -3, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Arjun Atwal
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 August 2010
I was really nervous over that putt. It was the most nervous I've ever been in my whole entire life.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 August 2010
Are you serious? No. I don't need to Monday qualify anymore.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 August 2010
I know it's tough to get that first victory. I can remember back in '97 when I was trying to win for the first time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arjun Atwal | 61 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 260 | −20 |
| 2 | David Toms | 64 · 68 · 65 · 64 | 261 | −19 |
| T3 | Michael Sim | 66 · 68 · 66 · 62 | 262 | −18 |
| T3 | John Mallinger | 65 · 67 · 68 · 62 | 262 | −18 |
| T3 | Justin Leonard | 68 · 63 · 66 · 65 | 262 | −18 |
| T3 | John Rollins | 64 · 65 · 68 · 65 | 262 | −18 |
| 7 | Lucas Glover | 64 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| T8 | Webb Simpson | 66 · 64 · 71 · 63 | 264 | −16 |
| T8 | Chris Riley | 67 · 69 · 64 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| T8 | Brandt Snedeker | 63 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| T8 | Scott Piercy | 66 · 66 · 64 · 68 | 264 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1973-03-20, Kolkata, India; IND; turned pro 1995; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 450 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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