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Saturday 27 August 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins the Barclays
Plainfield Country Club, Edison, New Jersey, USA · Thursday 25 to Saturday 27 August 2011 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · Barclays · shortened to 54 holes because of the approach of Hurricane Irene; final (third) round played Saturday, August 27
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/22°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 53 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/21°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/23°C · wind 33 km/h ENE, gusts 64 · 45.5 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
- Matt Kuchar USA · 196the defending champion caught Johnson with a birdie on the 11th but three-putted the 12th and 13th from long range for back-to-back bogeys and closed with 68, two back Dustin Johnson wins The Barclays (AP via ESPN)
123 started · cut -4, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Barclays
Plainfield Country Club, Plainfield Country Club, Edison, New Jersey, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 August 2011
I was one for one out of the bunkers, and you know, my bunker game this year has not been superb. But to me, it seems like the harder the shots, the better I hit it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 August 2011
We got lucky. The weather held up for us long enough.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 August 2011
I had the two basic 3-putts and then for me, that seems just very uncharacteristic to have those 3-putts. I felt like just giving shots away.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 66 · 63 · 65 | 194 | −19 |
| 2 | Matt Kuchar | 63 · 65 · 68 | 196 | −17 |
| T3 | Brandt Snedeker | 70 · 66 · 61 | 197 | −16 |
| T3 | Vijay Singh | 65 · 64 · 68 | 197 | −16 |
| 5 | Jonathan Byrd | 65 · 66 · 67 | 198 | −15 |
| T6 | Y.E. Yang | 70 · 66 · 63 | 199 | −14 |
| T6 | Brian Davis | 69 · 66 · 64 | 199 | −14 |
| T6 | Camilo Villegas | 68 · 66 · 65 | 199 | −14 |
| T6 | Justin Rose | 67 · 65 · 67 | 199 | −14 |
| T10 | Webb Simpson | 71 · 66 · 63 | 200 | −13 |
| T10 | Nick Watney | 67 · 69 · 64 | 200 | −13 |
| T10 | Charley Hoffman | 66 · 66 · 68 | 200 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet