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Sunday 6 March 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Sabbatini wins the Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 March 2011 · Rory Sabbatini’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,700,000 USD · Honda
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/19°C · wind 27 km/h ENE, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/19°C · wind 23 km/h E, gusts 55 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/20°C · wind 24 km/h ESE, gusts 49 · 3.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/19°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 39 · 4 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
- Y.E. Yang KOR · 272Closed with a 66 and cut the lead to one, but Sabbatini birdied 16; went for the par-5 18th in two trying for eagle, found a bunker and finished one behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Y.E. Yang, The Honda Classic, 2011-03-06
144 started · cut +6, 76 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory Sabbatini
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 March 2011
I'm not proud of everything I've done out here, but I'm trying to learn. I'm trying to be a role model for my children
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 March 2011
So it definitely is kind of a new -- turning of a new leaf, so it really does feel good. It does feel like a fresh start in a sense.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 March 2011
Actually the pursuer and myself was actually a bit more nervous. I commend him for being I guess so emotionally stable; I wasn't.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory Sabbatini | 71 · 64 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| 2 | Y.E. Yang | 68 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| 3 | Jerry Kelly | 71 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| 4 | Ricky Barnes | 70 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 276 | −4 |
| 5 | Tommy Gainey | 71 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −3 |
| T6 | Graeme McDowell | 73 · 71 · 70 · 64 | 278 | −2 |
| T6 | Jeff Overton | 69 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −2 |
| T6 | Matt Bettencourt | 70 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −2 |
| T6 | Gary Woodland | 71 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −2 |
| T10 | Luke Donald | 73 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Hiroyuki Fujita | 72 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Stuart Appleby | 68 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Charles Howell III | 71 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-02, Durban, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1998; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 102 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet