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Sunday 4 March 2012PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins the Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 March 2012 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,700,000 USD · Honda
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/20°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 23 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/20°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/22°C · wind 24 km/h S, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/15°C · wind 31 km/h WSW, gusts 77 · 2 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
- Tiger Woods USA · 270Started the final round nine behind and shot 62 with two eagles, including a 5-iron to 8 feet at the 18th, to post 10 under; McIlroy held on Tiger Woods' 62 a new final-round best (ESPN.com, via ESPN)
- Tom Gillis USA · 270Closed with a 1-under 69 in the wind; hit it close early but made nothing and never gained momentum, finishing two back ASAP Sports interview transcript: Tom Gillis, The Honda Classic, 2012-03-04
144 started · cut +1, 76 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2012
It was always a dream of mine to become the world No. 1 and the best player in the world or whatever you want to call it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2012
I heard the huge roar and it definitely wasn't a birdie roar.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2012
You're always proud to shoot 1-under in 20-mile-an-hour winds.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 66 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Tiger Woods | 71 · 68 · 69 · 62 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Tom Gillis | 68 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| 4 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 69 · 70 · 63 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Charl Schwartzel | 71 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Justin Rose | 66 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Rickie Fowler | 69 · 72 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Dicky Pride | 66 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Chris Stroud | 70 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Graeme McDowell | 73 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Kevin Stadler | 66 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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