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Monday 9 January 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Stricker wins Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii · Friday 6 to Monday 9 January 2012 · Steve Stricker’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,600,000 USD · Hyundai · Monday finish: final round and win on Monday January 9
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/21°C · wind 25 km/h ENE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/21°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/21°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/21°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 33 · 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
- Martin Laird SCO · 272Started the final round five behind, gave shots away with two bogeys in three holes around the turn, then birdied five of the last seven for a 67 to finish 20 under, three back ASAP Sports interview transcript: Martin Laird, Hyundai Tournament of Champions, 2012-01-09
, 27 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Steve Stricker
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 January 2012
You feel like you just want it to end and be done. But it can't.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 January 2012
Jimmy, my caddie, says, do what you do, or let's just do what we do. And I think that sums it up the best.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 January 2012
I think probably the most underrated player in the world, Steve Stricker.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Stricker | 68 · 63 · 69 · 69 | 269 | −23 |
| 2 | Martin Laird | 68 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −20 |
| T3 | Jonathan Byrd | 67 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −19 |
| T3 | Webb Simpson | 68 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −19 |
| T5 | K.J. Choi | 70 · 73 · 69 · 65 | 277 | −15 |
| T5 | Harrison Frazar | 74 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 277 | −15 |
| T7 | Chris Kirk | 75 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −14 |
| T7 | Bryce Molder | 71 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −14 |
| T9 | Johnson Wagner | 72 · 72 · 68 · 67 | 279 | −13 |
| T9 | Rory Sabbatini | 73 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 279 | −13 |
| T9 | Ben Crane | 72 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 279 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1967-02-23, Edgerton, Wisconsin; USA; turned pro 1990; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 12; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet