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Sunday 1 May 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana · Thursday 28 April to Sunday 1 May 2011 · Bubba Watson’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,400,000 USD · Zurich
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 75° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 27 km/h NNW, gusts 44 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/16°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 24 km/h SE, gusts 44 · 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
- Webb Simpson USA · 273called a one-stroke penalty on himself at the 15th when his ball, five inches from the hole, moved after he addressed it; lost on the second playoff hole at the 18th Webb Simpson interview, 2011-05-01 (ASAP Sports)
156 started · cut -1, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bubba Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Bubba Watson interview, 2011-05-01 (ASAP Sports)
1 May 2011
A year ago I was a good player who never won, and now I've got three under my belt. So it's crazy.
Bubba Watson interview, 2011-05-01 (ASAP Sports)
1 May 2011
We went to a playoff, so obviously one shot is the difference, just like he had that penalty, that one shot. It's a sad way to win, but I won.
Webb Simpson interview, 2011-05-01 (ASAP Sports)
1 May 2011
My ball's five inches from the hole. I go up to tap it in. It's not like I rushed up there, I took my time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Watson | 66 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Webb Simpson | 68 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Jason Dufner | 68 · 69 · 72 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | K.J. Choi | 68 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Tommy Gainey | 67 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | George McNeill | 71 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Matt Jones | 66 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Billy Mayfair | 69 · 70 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Andres Romero | 72 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | David Mathis | 70 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Luke Donald | 68 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Greg Chalmers | 72 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1978-11-05, Bagdad, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2002; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Zurich Classic of New Orleans' (week 18/2011), OWGR player profile).
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