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Sunday 16 January 2011PGA TourYear in Review

Wilson wins Sony Open in Hawaii

Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 January 2011 · Mark Wilson’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Sony · 36 holes (third and final rounds) played on Sunday January 16; the reason is not stated in the sources read

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 51 m

of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).

  1. R124°/22°C · wind 29 km/h SSW, gusts 55 · 27 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  2. R225°/23°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 41 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  3. R324°/23°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
  4. R424°/22°C · wind 33 km/h N, gusts 43 · 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

· cut -1, 56 made it

Same week

PGA Tour event

Sony Open in Hawaii

Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii

4 of 5 researched

Winner

Mark Wilson

264Total
−16To par
2 strokesMargin

Runner-up not yet researched.

From the papers

ASAP Sports (interview transcript)

Yeah, we had six minutes, and so I had -- I always pack a chicken sandwich for every round so I had one in the locker, had to get another dozen balls

Mark Wilson, quoted in ASAP Sports (interview transcript), 16 January 2011. The report

ASAP Sports (interview transcript)

I had a great grade point average in college but I don't always play golf smart, so I was really proud of myself for playing smart this week.

Mark Wilson, quoted in ASAP Sports (interview transcript), 16 January 2011. The report

ASAP Sports (interview transcript)

Yeah, you know, I didn't make any putts on the front, hit a couple of really bad shots on 9 and 10 and I just hung in there, but Mark was just better today.

Steve Marino, quoted in ASAP Sports (interview transcript), 16 January 2011. The report
Top 10
PosPlayerRoundsTotalTo par
1Mark Wilson65 · 67 · 65 · 67264−16
T2Tim Clark68 · 68 · 66 · 64266−14
T2Steve Marino65 · 67 · 66 · 68266−14
4Jimmy Walker68 · 65 · 66 · 68267−13
T5Matt Bettencourt68 · 65 · 68 · 67268−12
T5Matt Kuchar65 · 68 · 66 · 69268−12
T7Roland Thatcher67 · 65 · 68 · 69269−11
T7Shigeki Maruyama65 · 65 · 70 · 69269−11
T9Steve Stricker69 · 67 · 68 · 66270−10
T9Jerry Kelly68 · 67 · 69 · 66270−10
T9Chris Riley66 · 69 · 66 · 69270−10
T9Davis Love III68 · 66 · 67 · 69270−10
The golfer

born 1974-10-31, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; USA; turned pro 1997; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 237 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).

Source

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