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Sunday 23 September 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Snedeker wins TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, USA · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 September 2012 · Brandt Snedeker’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · Coca-Cola
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/17°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/17°C · wind 9 km/h S, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/17°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/13°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 39 · 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
- Justin Rose ENG · 273got within one shot on the back nine but never caught up after Snedeker's birdie on the 13th; missed four putts inside 10 feet and closed with 71 Brandt Snedeker wins FedEx Cup (AP via ESPN)
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brandt Snedeker
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 September 2012
I caught myself kind of jumping forward. Thinking of what this would mean to win, and the FedExCup and all that stuff. I literally almost hit myself in the face and said boy, we've got a ton of golf left.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 September 2012
me being the guy that I am said, no, it's not going to get there. I need a cut hybrid; and I hit it dead straight and 30 yards too far. That's why you have a big lead.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 September 2012
I've only just embarked on this quest to revamp my putting. I'm a good putter at heart. I know how to make putts.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandt Snedeker | 68 · 70 · 64 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| 2 | Justin Rose | 66 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
| T3 | Luke Donald | 71 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T3 | Ryan Moore | 69 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T5 | Webb Simpson | 71 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T5 | Bubba Watson | 69 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| 7 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 64 · 72 · 72 | 277 | −3 |
| T8 | Hunter Mahan | 68 · 73 · 71 · 66 | 278 | −2 |
| T8 | Tiger Woods | 66 · 73 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −2 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Robert Garrigus | 68 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Matt Kuchar | 67 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Bo Van Pelt | 67 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Rory McIlroy | 69 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 279 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1980-12-08, Nashville, Tennessee; USA; turned pro 2004; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 18 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet