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Sunday 17 April 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Steele wins Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 April 2011 · Brendan Steele’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · Valero
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/20°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/14°C · wind 25 km/h NNW, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/10°C · wind 15 km/h ESE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/11°C · wind 24 km/h S, gusts 53 · 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
- Kevin Chappell USA · 281Tied for the lead through seven back-nine holes, then missed the green right on the par-4 17th and bogeyed; finished one behind Brendan Steele earns first PGA Tour win (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Charley Hoffman USA · 281Started three behind, eagled the 8th from 52 feet but bogeyed 14; birdied 18 to tie for second, one behind Brendan Steele earns first PGA Tour win (Associated Press, via ESPN)
144 started · cut +4, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brendan Steele
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 April 2011
You know, I'm very tired and I'm very shaky right now. It really hasn't sunk in. Sitting next to this guy will make anybody nervous. I don't even know what's going on right now. I'm on Cloud 9.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 April 2011
going into Sunday at the Tour Championship I had a five shot lead and you don't want to be known as the guy that blew the five shot lead.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 April 2011
if you would have told me I would shoot 2-under today with the wind blowing 20, I would have thought I would have won the golf tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Steele | 69 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Charley Hoffman | 68 · 73 · 72 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Kevin Chappell | 68 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 4 | Brandt Snedeker | 69 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Freddie Jacobson | 72 · 75 · 67 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Pat Perez | 71 · 74 · 67 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Cameron Tringale | 71 · 71 · 68 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| 8 | Charles Howell III | 71 · 73 · 68 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Keegan Bradley | 73 · 73 · 71 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Martin Laird | 72 · 74 · 69 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1983-04-05, Idyllwild, California; USA; turned pro 2005; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 231 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet