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Sunday 20 May 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Dufner wins HP Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 May 2012 · Jason Dufner’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD · HP
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/18°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/20°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/20°C · wind 21 km/h SE, gusts 37 · 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
- Dicky Pride USA · 270holed a long downhill putt at the 18th to post his total, then Dufner birdied the 72nd hole from about 25 feet to win by one Dicky Pride interview, 2012-05-20 (ASAP Sports)
156 started · cut +2, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
HP Byron Nelson Championship
TPC Four Seasons Resort, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Dufner
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jason Dufner interview, 2012-05-20 (ASAP Sports)
20 May 2012
It was nice to have a birdie putt there at the end to win, and not to be in a playoff for once.
Jason Dufner interview, 2012-05-20 (ASAP Sports)
20 May 2012
Usually there is some alcohol involved or Auburn football, but for the most part I'm laid back.
Dicky Pride interview, 2012-05-20 (ASAP Sports)
20 May 2012
It was downhill about a cup and a half out, and I made it, and I was pretty happy about that. Jason made a great putt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Dufner | 67 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| 2 | Dicky Pride | 66 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Joe Durant | 70 · 71 · 65 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Jonas Blixt | 68 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Marc Leishman | 65 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | J.J. Henry | 68 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Phil Mickelson | 70 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Ken Duke | 69 · 67 · 72 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Robert Garrigus | 71 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Jason Bohn | 70 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Pat Perez | 67 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Ryan Palmer | 64 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Vijay Singh | 68 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Jason Day | 68 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1977-03-24, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2000; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 21 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'HP Byron Nelson Championship' (week 20/2012), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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