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Sunday 14 October 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Blixt wins Frys.com Open
CordeValle Golf Club, San Martin, California, USA · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 October 2012 · Jonas Blixt’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · Frys.com
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/11°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/11°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 23 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/10°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/12°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 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
- Tim Petrovic USA · 269eagled the par-5 9th with a 2-iron to 2½ feet and closed with a 64 to post the clubhouse lead, which Blixt passed with birdies on 15 and 17 Jonas Blixt takes Frys.com (AP via ESPN)
- Jason Kokrak USA · 269eagled the 17th and parred the last for a 68, one shot short Jonas Blixt takes Frys.com (AP via ESPN)
· cut -1, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Frys.com Open
CordeValle Golf Club, CordeValle Golf Club, San Martin, California, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jonas Blixt
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2012
Not too bad. It's just golf. It's just, you know, a golf club and a ball, trying to hit it into a little hole.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2012
I was eight I think and my dad took me out and played I think 27 holes. My mom was furious afterwards.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 October 2012
I'm hungry. I'm must be burning 1000 calories a minute here. If I fall down, just pick me up so I can get in here.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Blixt | 66 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Tim Petrovic | 70 · 68 · 67 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Jason Kokrak | 68 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Jimmy Walker | 73 · 68 · 67 · 62 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Alexandre Rocha | 69 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | John Mallinger | 66 · 62 · 70 · 72 | 270 | −14 |
| 8 | Jeff Overton | 68 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Gary Woodland | 66 · 72 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Russell Knox | 70 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1984-04-24, Nässjö, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2008; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 115 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet