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Sunday 10 June 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 June 2012 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,600,000 USD · FedEx
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/18°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/21°C · wind 17 km/h SE, gusts 47 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/21°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 6.7 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
- John Merrick USA · 272shot 69 after a double bogey in which he hit into the water twice; his chip at the 18th to tie came up just short and he parred to finish one back Dustin Johnson wins St. Jude Classic (Associated Press via ESPN, 2012-06-10)
156 started · cut +2, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Dustin Johnson interview, 2012-06-10 (ASAP Sports)
10 June 2012
I didn't really know because I wasn't paying -- I didn't look. I knew I was probably tied for the lead, or, if not, you know, leading by 1.
Dustin Johnson interview, 2012-06-10 (ASAP Sports)
10 June 2012
Yeah. I mean, you know, I wasn't worried about the Open today. I was worried about winning the FedEx.
John Merrick interview, 2012-06-10 (ASAP Sports)
10 June 2012
It's one of those situations where you wish you had an extra shot to play with and didn't have it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 70 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| 2 | John Merrick | 66 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Ryan Palmer | 74 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T3 | Chad Campbell | 68 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T3 | Nick O'Hern | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T3 | Davis Love III | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Ken Duke | 68 · 68 · 73 · 65 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | S.Y. Noh | 67 · 69 · 72 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Robert Allenby | 68 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 65 · 72 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2007; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'FedEx St. Jude Classic' (week 23/2012), OWGR player profile).
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