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Sunday 26 August 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Watney wins the Barclays
Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, New York, USA · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 August 2012 · Nick Watney’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · Barclays
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 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/22°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/21°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/22°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 31 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/21°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 27 · 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
- Brandt Snedeker USA · 277battled to the end and made big putts on the last two holes for a 70, finishing alone in second, three back Nick Watney wins 1st FedEx event (AP via ESPN)
123 started · cut +1, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Barclays
Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Bethpage State Park (Black Course), Farmingdale, New York, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nick Watney
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 August 2012
You get different crowds in different regions, and New York lived up to its name as far as they were pretty loud and boisterous. But it was really, really fun.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 August 2012
We haven't talked about that but I owe Darrell a lot and we'll have a great conversation.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 August 2012
You know, yesterday I don't care what the TOUR says, the greens got out of hand. And I know some guys got barbecued for saying, that but that's the truth.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Watney | 65 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Brandt Snedeker | 70 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Dustin Johnson | 67 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T3 | Sergio Garcia | 66 · 68 · 69 · 75 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Graham DeLaet | 75 · 67 · 72 · 65 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Louis Oosthuizen | 70 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T5 | Brian Harman | 65 · 75 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| 9 | Greg Chalmers | 70 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Bud Cauley | 71 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Luke Donald | 68 · 74 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | David Hearn | 70 · 73 · 67 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Bubba Watson | 70 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Tim Clark | 70 · 72 · 67 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | William McGirt | 68 · 74 · 67 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Tom Gillis | 69 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Bob Estes | 69 · 66 · 72 · 74 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Kevin Stadler | 72 · 69 · 65 · 75 | 281 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1981-04-25, Sacramento, California; USA; turned pro 2003; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 35 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet