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Monday 3 September 2012PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts, USA · Friday 31 August to Monday 3 September 2012 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · Deutsche Bank · Friday-to-Monday event; final round played on Labor Day Monday
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/17°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/17°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/15°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 20 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/15°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, 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
- Louis Oosthuizen RSA · 26554-hole leader by three; hurt his shoulder on a snap-hooked tee shot at the 5th (double bogey), then bogeyed the 17th from the fairway and missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the 18th to force a playoff Rory McIlroy wins Deutsche Bank (AP via ESPN)
98 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 September 2012
I hit 5-wood off the 15th, as well, and obviously chunked that on purpose to lay up short of that bunker at 210 (smiling).
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 September 2012
He did have the gap in the teeth, which I thought was so funny. He was following us for the whole way around.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 September 2012
Shooting 1-over today felt like I shot a 47 (laughing) compared to yesterday's one.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 65 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Louis Oosthuizen | 66 · 65 · 63 · 71 | 265 | −19 |
| 3 | Tiger Woods | 64 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T4 | Phil Mickelson | 68 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Dustin Johnson | 67 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| 6 | Brandt Snedeker | 69 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Adam Scott | 69 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Jeff Overton | 64 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| 9 | Bryce Molder | 65 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Kevin Stadler | 68 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Ryan Moore | 64 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 5; 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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