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Sunday 27 February 2011PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Donald wins WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona · Wednesday 23 to Sunday 27 February 2011 · Luke Donald’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · Accenture · with snow forecast for Sunday, the quarterfinals and semifinals were both played Saturday February 26; final and third-place match Sunday February 27 (final shortened to 18 holes from 36 for 2011)
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 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/4°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/6°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/7°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/9°C · wind 27 km/h SSW, gusts 62 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R59°/3°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 63 · 12.8 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
- Martin Kaymer DEUFell 3 down after five holes, got back to all square at the 9th, but Donald got up and down from a waste area on the 10th and Kaymer lost the 11th and 12th; beaten 3 and 2 (he still rose to world No. 1) ASAP Sports interview transcript: Martin Kaymer, WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, 2011-02-27
64 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Luke Donald
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 February 2011
I guess it's never been done. So it's pretty special. I've played less holes, I guess, than anyone in this event.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 February 2011
It was kind of bizarre crouching under my umbrella like that, seeing hail. We had to pause for 10 or 15 minutes just for the green to dry out.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 February 2011
But what Luke is doing at the moment is a joke, you know. Wherever he is, you know that he will make the up-and-down if he doesn't hole it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | ||
| 2 | Martin Kaymer | ||
| 3 | Matt Kuchar | ||
| 4 | Bubba Watson | ||
| T5 | Miguel A Jimenez | ||
| T5 | Y.E. Yang | ||
| T5 | Ryan Moore | ||
| T5 | J.B. Holmes | ||
| T9 | Geoff Ogilvy | ||
| T9 | Ben Crane | ||
| T9 | Graeme McDowell | ||
| T9 | Hunter Mahan | ||
| T9 | Nick Watney | ||
| T9 | Jason Day | ||
| T9 | Matteo Manassero | ||
| T9 | Rickie Fowler |
The golfer
born 1977-12-07, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire; ENG; turned pro 2001; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet