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Sunday 9 September 2012PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins BMW Championship
Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana, USA · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 September 2012 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/19°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 29 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/19°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 46 · 15.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 43 · 6.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 270co-54-hole leader; flew the 12th green for a bogey, then badly missed a 3-foot par putt on the 17th; closed with 70 Rory McIlroy rises to top at BMW (AP via ESPN)
- Lee Westwood ENG · 270playing alongside McIlroy, caught him with a birdie on the 13th, then a poor chip on the 14th led to bogey and he parred the par-5 15th; closed with 69 Rory McIlroy rises to top at BMW (AP via ESPN)
70 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Crooked Stick Golf Club, Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 September 2012
My driving yesterday was horrendous, and today I think I only missed one fairway. You know, it was a big turnaround, and I'm glad I went and did that session on the range last night.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 September 2012
We're doing a bit of track work next week. I think their stride is probably a little longer than mine (laughing), but it should be good fun.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 September 2012
all that stuff feels really good, and I look at a day like this as just a blip as opposed to a trend. The trend is going up.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 64 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Lee Westwood | 68 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 67 · 64 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | 65 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Robert Garrigus | 67 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Adam Scott | 68 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 8 | Vijay Singh | 65 · 66 · 69 · 73 | 273 | −15 |
| 9 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Ryan Moore | 66 · 66 · 73 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Bo Van Pelt | 64 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 2; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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