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Sunday 3 April 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Shell Houston Open
Redstone Golf Club (Tournament Course), Humble, Texas · Thursday 31 March to Sunday 3 April 2011 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 39 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,900,000 USD · Shell
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 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/10°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/14°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/19°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/20°C · wind 24 km/h S, gusts 50 · 0.1 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
- Chris Kirk USA · 271Birdied 10 and chipped in on 16 in a closing 67 but could not match Mickelson's back-nine run; tied second, three behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Chris Kirk, Shell Houston Open, 2011-04-03
- Scott Verplank USA · 271Playing alongside Mickelson in the final group with a sore wrist, birdied 8, 10, 12 and 13 but hit a couple of sloppy shots coming in; 68, tied second, three behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Scott Verplank, Shell Houston Open, 2011-04-03
144 started · cut E, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Shell Houston Open
Redstone Golf Club (Tournament Course), Redstone Golf Club (Tournament Course), Humble, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 April 2011
I was so upset at myself for losing concentration over that shot that I really was able to maintain my focus the next few holes.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 April 2011
We were both out there grinding and working hard, and I felt like I -- I kept making birdies and I wasn't catching him. I couldn't catch him.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 April 2011
but he just got on a little roll there, on a really good roll and made a ton of birdies. It's why he's won like 40 times, I guess.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 70 · 70 · 63 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Chris Kirk | 66 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Scott Verplank | 73 · 65 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Steve Stricker | 67 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Aaron Baddeley | 73 · 65 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Robert Allenby | 68 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | David Hearn | 69 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Greg Chalmers | 70 · 73 · 66 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Matt Kuchar | 72 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Brandt Jobe | 69 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Hunter Mahan | 70 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Padraig Harrington | 68 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 39; majors to date: 4; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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