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Sunday 26 June 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Jacobson wins Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 June 2011 · Freddie Jacobson’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Travelers · weather delays: Jacobson played 32 holes on Saturday; final round completed Sunday as scheduled
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/17°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 17.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/16°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 26 · 6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/15°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 32 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 7 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0.6 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
- Ryan Moore USA · 261shot a final-round 63 but, after a bad drive and a bunker shot on the 72nd hole, missed a short four-footer that would have forced a playoff Freddie Jacobson (Wikipedia)
- John Rollins USA · 261closed with a 63 to post 19 under in the clubhouse and finished one shot short ASAP Sports transcript: John Rollins, Travelers Championship, 2011-06-26
· cut -4, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Freddie Jacobson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 June 2011
But I told her, "I promise you I'll get one this year for you." And it's been haunting me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 June 2011
I didn't know it was going to take this long before I won one. But whoever waits for a long time all the sweeter when it comes together.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 June 2011
I'm not beating myself up over that putt, you know. You hit bad putts. That happens in golf. It was unfortunate timing
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddie Jacobson | 65 · 66 · 63 · 66 | 260 | −20 |
| T2 | Ryan Moore | 64 · 70 · 64 · 63 | 261 | −19 |
| T2 | John Rollins | 65 · 68 · 65 · 63 | 261 | −19 |
| 4 | Michael Thompson | 67 · 65 · 68 · 62 | 262 | −18 |
| 5 | James Driscoll | 69 · 64 · 64 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Kevin Streelman | 66 · 70 · 63 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Andres Romero | 64 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Bryce Molder | 65 · 66 · 64 · 70 | 265 | −15 |
| T9 | Tom Gillis | 66 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T9 | Brian Davis | 65 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T9 | John Merrick | 67 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T9 | Blake Adams | 66 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1974-09-26, Kungsbacka, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1994; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 110 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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