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Sunday 8 May 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Glover wins Wells Fargo Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 May 2011 · Lucas Glover’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD · Wells Fargo
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/7°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/9°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/11°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/14°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 0.2 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
- Jonathan Byrd USA · 273briefly led by four in the final round before bogeys let the field back in; birdied the 18th to force a playoff, then pulled his bunker approach on the first extra hole and made 5 Jonathan Byrd interview, 2011-05-08 (ASAP Sports)
156 started · cut E, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wells Fargo Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lucas Glover
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Lucas Glover interview, 2011-05-08 (ASAP Sports)
8 May 2011
I think I had some calmness there because Jonathan and I are so close.
Quail Hollow finale full of surprises (Bob Harig, ESPN.com, 2011-05-08)
8 May 2011
I'm scared of the tan now. It's going to be bad.
Jonathan Byrd interview, 2011-05-08 (ASAP Sports)
8 May 2011
If I couldn't win, I couldn't pick anybody else I'd want to win other than Lucas
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Glover | 67 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Jonathan Byrd | 66 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Rory Sabbatini | 72 · 71 · 66 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| 4 | Bill Haas | 64 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Kevin Na | 69 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Zach Johnson | 73 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Bobby Gates | 69 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Pat Perez | 67 · 65 · 70 · 75 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Padraig Harrington | 69 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Robert Garrigus | 72 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 68 · 73 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 66 · 74 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Carl Pettersson | 68 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | J.B. Holmes | 70 · 72 · 65 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Stewart Cink | 71 · 65 · 68 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1979-11-12, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2001; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 110 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Wells Fargo Championship' (week 19/2011), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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