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Sunday 27 May 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 May 2012 · Zach Johnson’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,400,000 USD · Crowne Plaza
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/23°C · wind 33 km/h S, gusts 63 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/23°C · wind 29 km/h SSE, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/24°C · wind 24 km/h S, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/22°C · wind 25 km/h S, gusts 46 · 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
- Jason Dufner USA · 269closed with a 74; his approach at the 15th rolled into a ditch and he made triple bogey to fall four behind Zach Johnson takes Colonial (Associated Press via ESPN, 2012-05-27)
123 started · cut +3, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Zach Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Zach Johnson takes Colonial (Associated Press via ESPN, 2012-05-27)
27 May 2012
There's a number of adjectives I'm calling myself right now. And lucky would be the biggest one.
Zach Johnson takes Colonial (Associated Press via ESPN, 2012-05-27)
27 May 2012
First time it crossed my mind. It's not going to be the last time.
Zach Johnson takes Colonial (Associated Press via ESPN, 2012-05-27)
27 May 2012
Pretty good run, today obviously a little disappointing to play that poorly
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | 64 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 268 | −12 |
| 2 | Jason Dufner | 65 · 64 · 66 · 74 | 269 | −11 |
| 3 | Tommy Gainey | 66 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T5 | Chris Kirk | 71 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T5 | Harris English | 65 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| T5 | Rickie Fowler | 68 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T5 | John Huh | 70 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T5 | Ryan Palmer | 68 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Ben Crane | 70 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −3 |
| T10 | Jonathan Byrd | 72 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −3 |
| T10 | Jonas Blixt | 73 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1976-02-24, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1998; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 27 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial' (week 21/2012), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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