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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).
- R124°/22°C · wind 29 km/h SSW, gusts 55 · 27 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/23°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 41 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/23°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- 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
- Tim Clark RSA · 266Started the day a long way back, shot 64 in the afternoon with three birdies in his last four holes, but pulled his birdie putt on the 17th; two back ASAP Sports interview transcript: Tim Clark, Sony Open in Hawaii, 2011-01-16
- Steve Marino USA · 266Missed a birdie chance with a 7-iron in hand on the 9th and bogeyed the 10th, rallied too late and needed to hole his long putt on the 18th to force a playoff; two back ASAP Sports interview transcript: Steve Marino, Sony Open in Hawaii, 2011-01-16
· 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
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 January 2011
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
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 January 2011
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.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 January 2011
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.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Wilson | 65 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| T2 | Tim Clark | 68 · 68 · 66 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Steve Marino | 65 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| 4 | Jimmy Walker | 68 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | Matt Bettencourt | 68 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T5 | Matt Kuchar | 65 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | Roland Thatcher | 67 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T7 | Shigeki Maruyama | 65 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T9 | Steve Stricker | 69 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | 68 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T9 | Chris Riley | 66 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T9 | Davis Love III | 68 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −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).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet