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Sunday 20 March 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Woodland wins Transitions Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March 2011 · Gary Woodland’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Transitions
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/18°C · wind 18 km/h NNW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/18°C · wind 22 km/h NNW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/18°C · wind 20 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/18°C · wind 30 km/h NNE, gusts 43 · 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 · 270Bogeyed the 72nd hole: his chip from behind the 18th green ran about 20 feet past and he pulled the par putt; finished one behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Webb Simpson, Transitions Championship, 2011-03-20
144 started · cut -1, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Transitions Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gary Woodland
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 March 2011
You know, I can't come out here and hit the golf ball 900 yards and win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 March 2011
I'm learning you can't just come out here and fire at every pin and hit driver on every hole. I did that '09 and it didn't work out very well.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 March 2011
Just one shot short is tough because you're here four days and you work so hard to get -- this opportunity comes not that often, so I'm a little disappointed
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Woodland | 67 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Webb Simpson | 67 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | Scott Stallings | 66 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Brandt Snedeker | 72 · 64 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Marc Turnesa | 68 · 67 · 73 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Martin Laird | 66 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Roland Thatcher | 68 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Chris Couch | 69 · 64 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Brendon de Jonge | 69 · 66 · 66 · 73 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Justin Rose | 70 · 65 · 65 · 74 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1984-05-21, Topeka, Kansas; USA; turned pro 2007; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 153 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet