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Sunday 21 August 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Simpson wins Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 August 2011 · Webb Simpson’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,200,000 USD · Wyndham
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 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/20°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/19°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 26 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/20°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/21°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 6.1 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
- George McNeill USA · 265closed with a 64 and birdied the 17th to tie for the lead, but came up short of the 18th green and missed his birdie try; Simpson's birdies on 15 and 16 left him three clear ASAP Sports transcript: George McNeill, Wyndham Championship, 2011-08-21
· cut -3, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Webb Simpson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 August 2011
my wife and I talked last night and this morning. I kept a verse in my head that the Lord is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 August 2011
I never thought that winning on the PGA TOUR would be this hard, all the pressure and everything that goes on to win a golf tournament
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 August 2011
Honestly, I thought it was going to be a lot lower. It still could be.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webb Simpson | 66 · 65 · 64 · 67 | 262 | −18 |
| 2 | George McNeill | 65 · 70 · 66 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| 3 | Tommy Gainey | 63 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Vijay Singh | 65 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Jerry Kelly | 67 · 66 · 69 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Kyung Kim | 69 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Charles Howell III | 69 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Carl Pettersson | 65 · 70 · 63 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T9 | Chez Reavie | 66 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| T9 | Camilo Villegas | 70 · 64 · 68 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T9 | Jim Furyk | 65 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1985-08-08, Raleigh, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2008; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 55 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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