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Sunday 16 October 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Crane wins the McGladrey Classic
Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 October 2011 · Ben Crane’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · McGladrey
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/20°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/17°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/14°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/16°C · wind 14 km/h NE, 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
- Webb Simpson USA · 265shot a bogey-free 66 to tie Crane at 265, survived the first playoff hole with an up-and-down, then three-putted the second extra hole (17th), his par putt catching the right lip ASAP Sports transcript: Webb Simpson, The McGladrey Classic, 2011-10-16
· cut -1, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The McGladrey Classic
Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ben Crane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 October 2011
I wasn't even considering looking at a leaderboard. I just didn't even feel like I had that privilege, I was so far behind.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 October 2011
Billy Andrade was hilarious. I'm driving up to 18 fairway getting ready for the playoff, and he goes, "If the phone rings, don't answer. Just finish."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 October 2011
As soon as I hit it, I looked up expecting it to be going in, and saw it catching the right lip. You know, it was unfortunate to end that way. You don't want to end on a three-putt
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crane | 65 · 70 · 67 · 63 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Webb Simpson | 63 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| 3 | Michael Thompson | 65 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| 4 | Louis Oosthuizen | 65 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| 5 | Trevor Immelman | 66 · 71 · 62 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Ángel Cabrera | 65 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Kevin Streelman | 66 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Scott McCarron | 64 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Jeff Overton | 66 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Nick O'Hern | 65 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1976-03-06, Portland, Oregon; USA; turned pro 1999; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 77 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet