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Sunday 21 October 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Gainey wins the McGladrey Classic
Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 October 2012 · Tommy Gainey’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 USD · McGladrey
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 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/19°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/18°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 32 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/14°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/13°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 25 · 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
- David Toms USA · 265closed with a 63 and needed a birdie on the 18th to force a playoff, but pushed his drive well right into a bunker and had little chance of reaching the green Tommy Gainey (60) wins McGladrey (AP via ESPN)
· cut -1, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The McGladrey Classic
Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tommy Gainey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 October 2012
I'm in this position, and man feels like I'm in a dream. So I'm just waiting for somebody to slap me up side the head or pinch me or something to wake me up.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 October 2012
I played them all. I played them all. The Tarheels tour, the Grey Goose Gateway Tour, the Hooters Tour, the U.S. Pro Golf Tour, the Teardrop Tour.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
21 October 2012
I was thinking about what kind of putt I was going to have before I ever hit the fairway,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Gainey | 69 · 67 · 68 · 60 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | David Toms | 65 · 67 · 70 · 63 | 265 | −15 |
| 3 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Brendon de Jonge | 66 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | D.J. Trahan | 66 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Davis Love III | 65 · 66 · 66 · 71 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | Greg Owen | 64 · 69 · 71 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T7 | Chad Campbell | 66 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T7 | Charles Howell III | 66 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T10 | Charlie Beljan | 66 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | David Mathis | 69 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | Mark Wilson | 68 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | Michael Thompson | 65 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | Arjun Atwal | 67 · 63 · 69 · 71 | 270 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1975-08-13, Darlington, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 1997; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 183 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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