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Sunday 15 July 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois, USA · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 July 2012 · Zach Johnson’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,600,000 USD · John Deere
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/17°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/21°C · wind 6 km/h ENE, gusts 20 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/21°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 23 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/21°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 19 · 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
- Troy Matteson USA · 264led from the first round; a double bogey on the 15th dropped him one behind, he holed a 60-foot eagle putt on 17 to force a playoff, then lost on the second extra hole Zach Johnson wins John Deere (AP via ESPN)
· cut -4, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Zach Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 July 2012
I will add that I moved my mark twice today and moved it back twice today.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
15 July 2012
I liked that crescendo from the crowd,
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 July 2012
All in all, you go into a playoff and lose to a shot like that, I mean, that's an unbelievable shot.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | 68 · 65 · 66 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Troy Matteson | 61 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 264 | −20 |
| 3 | Scott Piercy | 65 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| 4 | John Senden | 69 · 64 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T5 | Luke Guthrie | 65 · 68 · 71 · 64 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | Steve Stricker | 65 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
| 7 | Scott Brown | 70 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | Kevin Streelman | 68 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Lee Janzen | 67 · 65 · 71 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Ryan Moore | 67 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Chris DiMarco | 66 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Billy Hurley III | 68 · 68 · 64 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1976-02-24, Iowa City, Iowa; USA; turned pro 1998; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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