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Sunday 3 July 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Watney wins AT&T National
Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA · Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July 2011 · Nick Watney’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · AT&T
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/17°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/17°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/18°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/21°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 3.7 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
- K.J. Choi KOR · 269birdied the 14th to tie Watney, then pulled a 5-wood from the rough into a bunker at the 15th and made double bogey; finished two back ASAP Sports transcript: K.J. Choi, AT&T National, 2011-07-03
· cut +3, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T National
Aronimink Golf Club, Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Watney
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2011
if somebody would have watched me putt last week, they wouldn't believe that I would be sitting here with you guys.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2011
My boy Paul at the studio sent me a putter out overnight, because like I said, in Hartford, I just didn't -- I couldn't putt it in the ocean.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2011
But Nick Watney just played too well today. He played like a champion, so there was really nothing that I could do.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Watney | 70 · 69 · 62 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | K.J. Choi | 69 · 64 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Charles Howell III | 68 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Jeff Overton | 71 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Adam Scott | 66 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Robert Allenby | 71 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Chris Stroud | 70 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Chris Kirk | 70 · 71 · 63 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Bryce Molder | 69 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Webb Simpson | 69 · 70 · 64 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1981-04-25, Sacramento, California; USA; turned pro 2003; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet