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Sunday 12 June 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Frazar wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 June 2011 · Harrison Frazar’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,600,000 USD · FedEx
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 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/23°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 26 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/23°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R336°/24°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/21°C · wind 8 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0.9 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
- Robert Karlsson SWE · 267holed a par putt of about 8 feet at the 72nd hole to force a playoff, then lost on the third extra hole (the 12th) when his chip ran past (5 to Frazar's 4, ESPN playoff scores) Robert Karlsson interview, 2011-06-12 (ASAP Sports)
156 started · cut +2, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Harrison Frazar
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Harrison Frazar interview, 2011-06-12 (ASAP Sports)
12 June 2011
I think it just shows you how sometimes when you let your guard down or you let your expectations soften, you can free yourself up.
Harrison Frazar interview, 2011-06-12 (ASAP Sports)
12 June 2011
Why did I hit it in the water? I wanted to make it interesting. I felt bad for Robert
Robert Karlsson interview, 2011-06-12 (ASAP Sports)
12 June 2011
It was a great match, and someone has got to win and someone has got to lose. This time it was me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Frazar | 71 · 65 · 64 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | Robert Karlsson | 66 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T3 | Camilo Villegas | 69 · 69 · 70 · 64 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Tim Herron | 73 · 65 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Charles Howell III | 72 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Ryuji Imada | 70 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Retief Goosen | 68 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Cameron Tringale | 71 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Carl Pettersson | 69 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Stephen Ames | 69 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1971-07-29, Dallas, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1996; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 583 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'FedEx St. Jude Classic' (week 24/2011), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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