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Sunday 29 January 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Snedeker wins Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, California · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 January 2012 · Brandt Snedeker’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Farmers Insurance
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/10°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/10°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/9°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/9°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 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
- Kyle Stanley USA · 272Led by seven early in the final round but made a triple-bogey 8 on the par-5 72nd hole after his wedge third spun back into the water and he three-putted from 45 feet; then lost on the second playoff hole when his 5-foot par putt lipped out Kyle Stanley rallies to win Phoenix Open (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2012-02-05)
· cut -2, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course (North and South courses), Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brandt Snedeker
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 January 2012
My favorite saying is play like the four horse in the five race, blinders on, full steam ahead. You never know what can happen.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 January 2012
Then Kyle hit the water on 18, and it piqued my interest a little bit.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 January 2012
It's not a hard golf hole. It's really a pretty straightforward par-5. I could probably play it a thousand times and never make an 8.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandt Snedeker | 67 · 64 · 74 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Kyle Stanley | 62 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | John Rollins | 70 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Cameron Tringale | 67 · 72 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Bill Haas | 63 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Hunter Mahan | 69 · 65 · 74 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | John Huh | 64 · 71 · 68 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Jimmy Walker | 73 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | D.A. Points | 70 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Rod Pampling | 64 · 75 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Martin Flores | 65 · 67 · 75 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Justin Leonard | 65 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1980-12-08, Nashville, Tennessee; USA; turned pro 2004; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 33 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet