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Sunday 7 August 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Piercy wins Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada, USA · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 August 2011 · Scott Piercy’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/13°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/12°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/13°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/11°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 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
- Pat Perez USA · 274closed with a 68 but, by his own account, finished 5-5 on the 17th and 18th and missed three putts inside ten feet over the last three holes; lost by one ASAP Sports transcript: Pat Perez, Reno-Tahoe Open, 2011-08-07
· cut +1, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Reno-Tahoe Open
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Montreux Golf & Country Club, Reno, Nevada, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Piercy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 August 2011
The word that comes to mind was, "finally." Like I said, I've been in the final group. I've had my chances, and I didn't close in the past.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 August 2011
Kind of feel like I got the monkey off my back. Been in the final group five times I think and didn't close the deal.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 August 2011
No. No. No positive. Second, second. Second. First loser.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Piercy | 72 · 70 · 61 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Pat Perez | 73 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Steve Flesch | 68 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Blake Adams | 67 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Jim Renner | 74 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Matt McQuillan | 71 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Ben Martin | 68 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Steve Elkington | 73 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Nick O'Hern | 65 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Bryce Molder | 72 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Billy Horschel | 71 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Michael Letzig | 70 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Hunter Haas | 70 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Josh Teater | 72 · 67 · 66 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1978-11-06, Las Vegas, Nevada; USA; turned pro 2001; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 308 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet