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Sunday 15 April 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Pettersson wins RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 April 2012 · Carl Pettersson’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,700,000 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
12 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/9°C · wind 30 km/h NE, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/12°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/15°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 37 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/19°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 38 · 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
- Zach Johnson USA · 275Birdied 2 and 4 early in a closing 70, but by his own account hit wayward tee shots on the back nine and finished five behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Zach Johnson, RBC Heritage, 2012-04-15
132 started · cut +3, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Carl Pettersson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 April 2012
It's also more nerve wracking when you've got a five-shot lead with nine to go because it's yours to blow.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 April 2012
Well, you drink, you know, ten beers and tub of ice cream before you go to bed
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 April 2012
What the course does is separate the field, and the one that rises to the top is the one that plays the best. There's no question in my mind that Carl played the best.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Pettersson | 70 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Zach Johnson | 71 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| 3 | Colt Knost | 67 · 66 · 69 · 74 | 276 | −8 |
| T4 | Kevin Stadler | 72 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Billy Mayfair | 72 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Matt Bettencourt | 73 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Boo Weekley | 70 · 66 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Matt Every | 68 · 72 · 73 · 67 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Jim Furyk | 68 · 75 · 67 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Charley Hoffman | 74 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Harris English | 68 · 68 · 73 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Kevin Na | 70 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1977-08-29, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2000; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 68 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet