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Sunday 15 May 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 May 2011 · K.J. Choi’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/21°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/21°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 47 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/19°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 3.9 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
- David Toms USA · 27536-hole leader; hit into the water going for the par-5 16th in two and bogeyed, birdied the 72nd hole from 18 feet to force a playoff, then three-putted the first extra hole (the 17th), missing from 3 1/2 feet K.J. Choi wins Players after playoff (Associated Press via ESPN, 2011-05-15)
145 started · cut E, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
K.J. Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
K.J. Choi wins Players after playoff (Associated Press via ESPN, 2011-05-15)
15 May 2011
For me to shoot under par every day on this course this week, it's like a miracle, to be honest with you
K.J. Choi interview, 2011-05-15 (ASAP Sports)
15 May 2011
When David Toms made that putt on the 18th for birdie, it was as loud as something you'd hear at the Masters, someone holing an important putt at the Masters.
David Toms interview, 2011-05-15 (ASAP Sports)
15 May 2011
I was probably thinking ahead and thinking about the next hole, and I just got up there and missed it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.J. Choi | 70 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | David Toms | 66 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Paul Goydos | 69 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Luke Donald | 69 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Nick Watney | 64 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Jason Day | 69 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Hunter Mahan | 70 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | J.B. Holmes | 68 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Alvaro Quiros | 67 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Jason Dufner | 69 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Aaron Baddeley | 70 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-19, Wando, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1994; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 34 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'The Players Championsip' (week 20/2011), OWGR player profile).
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