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Sunday 29 May 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Bradley wins HP Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 May 2011 · Keegan Bradley’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD · HP
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/16°C · wind 24 km/h N, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R236°/19°C · wind 31 km/h SSE, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R337°/24°C · wind 36 km/h S, gusts 63 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R435°/24°C · wind 35 km/h S, gusts 63 · 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
- Ryan Palmer USA · 277holed a downhill 6-footer for birdie at the 72nd hole to force a playoff, then on the first extra hole (the 18th) his punch approach went left, into the water by Bradley's account, and he made 5 Ryan Palmer interview, 2011-05-29 (ASAP Sports)
156 started · cut +3, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
HP Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Keegan Bradley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Keegan Bradley interview, 2011-05-29 (ASAP Sports)
29 May 2011
I hit about a 50-yard hook around the trees onto the green, and if it goes two inches more to the left it's on the water.
Keegan Bradley interview, 2011-05-29 (ASAP Sports)
29 May 2011
I grew up idolizing Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson a lot, and I know a lot of history about the both of them
Ryan Palmer interview, 2011-05-29 (ASAP Sports)
29 May 2011
I'm 0-1 in the playoffs now.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keegan Bradley | 66 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −3 |
| 2 | Ryan Palmer | 65 · 67 · 73 · 72 | 277 | −3 |
| T3 | Joe Ogilvie | 66 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| T3 | Ryuji Imada | 69 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −2 |
| 5 | Jason Day | 72 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 279 | −1 |
| T6 | John Rollins | 68 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 280 | E |
| T6 | Matt Kuchar | 69 · 71 · 68 · 72 | 280 | E |
| T8 | James Driscoll | 70 · 71 · 74 · 66 | 281 | +1 |
| T8 | Jason Dufner | 70 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 281 | +1 |
| T8 | Rod Pampling | 70 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 281 | +1 |
| T8 | Jeff Overton | 64 · 74 · 71 · 72 | 281 | +1 |
| T8 | Nick Watney | 68 · 68 · 73 · 72 | 281 | +1 |
| T8 | Arjun Atwal | 68 · 72 · 67 · 74 | 281 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1986-06-07, Woodstock, Vermont, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2008; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 203 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'HP Byron Nelson Championship' (week 22/2011), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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