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Sunday 30 January 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 January 2011 · Bubba Watson’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,800,000 USD · Farmers Insurance
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/8°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/8°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/8°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/11°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 3 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 273Birdied the last two holes for 69 but, needing an eagle, laid up on the par-5 18th and had his caddie tend the pin for a 72-yard wedge that stopped 4 feet short; one back Bubba Watson holds off Phil Mickelson (Associated Press, via ESPN)
· cut -1, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines (South Course, North Course), Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bubba Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 January 2011
Over the radio they said he missed it, so I teared up a little bit.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 January 2011
It means I've got some more hardware in my house, and then I got a surfboard too. I'm going to have my whole house covered.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 January 2011
About 10, 12, 14 times a year I ended up hitting the pin with a wedge, and it ricochets all over the place and I didn't want that to happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Watson | 71 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Jhonattan Vegas | 69 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | D.A. Points | 73 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Nick Watney | 70 · 73 · 72 · 63 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Anthony Kim | 68 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Hunter Mahan | 69 · 67 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Troy Matteson | 74 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Marc Leishman | 67 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Brandt Snedeker | 70 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Bill Haas | 67 · 66 · 71 · 75 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1978-11-05, Bagdad, Florida; USA; turned pro 2003; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 33 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet