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Sunday 29 July 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Piercy wins RBC Canadian Open
Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 July 2012 · Scott Piercy’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,200,000 USD · RBC
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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/21°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 55 · 17.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/18°C · wind 10 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/19°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 39 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/16°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, 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
- Robert Garrigus USA · 264missed a 14-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole that would have forced a playoff; blamed his putting all day Piercy's grip good enough for victory (ESPN.com, Farrell Evans)
- William McGirt USA · 264shared the 36-hole lead and played in the final group; on the 18th he found a hazard off the tee and left an uphill putt from about 18 feet two and a half feet short, finishing one back ASAP Sports transcript: William McGirt, RBC Canadian Open, 2012-07-29
· cut -1, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Canadian Open
Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Piercy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 July 2012
You know, that was taken a little out of context. I usually hit the ball pretty far with the driver. I like to hit driver a lot, and this golf course I felt took the driver out of my hands.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 July 2012
You never plan to chip it in on the 15th green on Sunday, second-to-the-last group.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 July 2012
You know, I should have won this golf tournament by seven shots. Everybody knows that. If I could have just made a putt today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Piercy | 62 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | William McGirt | 63 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 264 | −16 |
| T2 | Robert Garrigus | 64 · 66 · 64 · 70 | 264 | −16 |
| T4 | Bud Cauley | 70 · 63 · 67 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Josh Teater | 67 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Chris Kirk | 69 · 66 · 63 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Vijay Singh | 65 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | Scott Stallings | 69 · 66 · 63 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | Bo Van Pelt | 65 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
| T10 | Gary Christian | 71 · 68 · 65 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | Nathan Green | 70 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | Troy Matteson | 65 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | Retief Goosen | 68 · 70 · 63 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | Kevin Kisner | 69 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1978-11-06, Las Vegas, Nevada; USA; turned pro 2001; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 100 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet