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Sunday 31 July 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Stallings wins the Greenbrier Classic
The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 July 2011 · Scott Stallings’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/18°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/20°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 7.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 8 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 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
- Bob Estes USA · 270shot 64 while playing with a respiratory illness to post 10 under as clubhouse leader, waited more than an hour, then missed his birdie putt on the first playoff hole Scott Stallings wins Greenbrier Classic (AP via ESPN)
- Bill Haas USA · 270bogeyed the 15th to give up the lead, birdied the par-5 17th to tie at 10 under with a 67, then missed his birdie putt on the first playoff hole Scott Stallings wins Greenbrier Classic (AP via ESPN)
· cut +1, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Greenbrier Classic
The Greenbrier (The Old White Course), The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Stallings
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 July 2011
To be honest, I'm more excited about the FedExCup than I am the money. One of the biggest goals we had was to get to Boston.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
31 July 2011
Running from the back of the green to the tee to go to the playoff is something I'll never forget … I've been working with a trainer for about a month, so he should be proud.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 July 2011
Hats off to Scott, though. He hit a real nice shot in there on 18, and that was a tricky four- or five-footer there and he made it right in the middle.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Stallings | 70 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Bob Estes | 69 · 72 · 65 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Bill Haas | 71 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Andres Romero | 71 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Brendon de Jonge | 66 · 67 · 72 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Cameron Tringale | 70 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Jimmy Walker | 69 · 72 · 62 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Gary Woodland | 65 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Kyle Stanley | 66 · 75 · 65 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Webb Simpson | 65 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1985-03-25, Worcester, Massachusetts; USA; turned pro 2007; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 224 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
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