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Sunday 13 March 2011PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Watney wins WGC-Cadillac Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Doral, Florida · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 March 2011 · Nick Watney’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · Cadillac
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/20°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 37 · 16.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/13°C · wind 27 km/h NNW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/14°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/17°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 30 · 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
- Dustin Johnson USA · 274Birdied 14 but drove into a bunker on 16, missed a 10-12 foot birdie putt on 17 and his approach on 18 just missed; finished two behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Dustin Johnson, WGC-Cadillac Championship, 2011-03-13
66 started, 66 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Cadillac Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Doral Golf Resort & Spa (Blue Monster), Doral, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Watney
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 March 2011
This means so much. It's the biggest day of my golfing career.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 March 2011
it's nice to finish second in a World Golf event, but at the same time, it's the worst place to finish when it's a close tournament like that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 March 2011
I told him walking off that if I was going to lose to somebody, I was glad it was him. And he played really well. I didn't give him the tournament. He earned it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Watney | 67 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 69 · 65 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Anders Hansen | 71 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Francesco Molinari | 68 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Adam Scott | 68 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Luke Donald | 67 · 72 · 66 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| 8 | Rickie Fowler | 71 · 73 · 68 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| 9 | Hunter Mahan | 64 · 71 · 71 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 74 · 70 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Jonathan Byrd | 70 · 74 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Padraig Harrington | 68 · 71 · 68 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Martin Laird | 67 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 69 · 69 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1981-04-25, Sacramento, California; USA; turned pro 2003; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 31 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet