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Monday 5 September 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Simpson wins Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts, USA · Friday 2 to Monday 5 September 2011 · Webb Simpson’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · Deutsche Bank · Friday-to-Monday event; final round and playoff on Monday, Labor Day
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/15°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/15°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 51 · 0.5 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
- Chez Reavie USA · 269led by one on the 72nd tee, laid up, airmailed the green with a 54-degree wedge, chipped 10 feet past and missed the par putt; then lost to Simpson's birdie on the second playoff hole Deutsche Bank finish a crowd-pleaser (ESPNBoston.com, Tom Lakin)
99 started · cut +1, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Webb Simpson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 September 2011
I don't really know what to tell you. I'm not taking any illegal drugs or anything.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 September 2011
I'm in a win-win situation because the more weight I gain, the better the belly putter should feel.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 September 2011
It's unbelievable. Starting the year on a medical and not knowing what's going to happen, to be able to go to the TOUR Championship is a goal. It's what I wanted to do.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webb Simpson | 69 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Chez Reavie | 67 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Brandt Snedeker | 69 · 64 · 72 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Luke Donald | 66 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Jason Day | 67 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| 6 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| 7 | Bo Van Pelt | 73 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Hunter Mahan | 68 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Adam Scott | 69 · 63 · 71 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Kyle Stanley | 68 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Phil Mickelson | 70 · 73 · 63 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Blake Adams | 70 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Ryan Moore | 68 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Brendan Steele | 69 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Jerry Kelly | 66 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1985-08-08, Raleigh, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2008; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 27 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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