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Sunday 18 March 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Donald wins Transitions Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 March 2012 · Luke Donald’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Transitions
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/19°C · wind 23 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/20°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/20°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/19°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 29 · 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
- Robert Garrigus USA · 271Closed with 64 to post 13 under, waited about two hours, then missed his birdie putt on the first playoff hole before Donald holed his ASAP Sports interview transcript: Robert Garrigus, Transitions Championship, 2012-03-18
- Sangmoon Bae KOR · 271Tied at 13 under after 72 holes; lost the four-man playoff when Donald birdied the first extra hole ASAP Sports interview transcript: Luke Donald, Transitions Championship, 2012-03-18
- Jim Furyk USA · 271Tied at 13 under after 72 holes; lost the four-man playoff when Donald birdied the first extra hole ASAP Sports interview transcript: Luke Donald, Transitions Championship, 2012-03-18
144 started · cut -1, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Transitions Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Luke Donald
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 March 2012
When Robert missed, I knew I had a golden opportunity and it was nice to take it when I had the chance; with a four-man playoff, you want to try to finish it off as quickly as possible.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 March 2012
I don't think many people thought I could do that all over again this year. You know, hopefully I can prove them wrong.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 March 2012
If you would have told me I would have been in a playoff this morning when I woke up, I would have pretty much told you you were crazy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | 67 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Robert Garrigus | 67 · 72 · 68 · 64 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Sangmoon Bae | 69 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Scott Piercy | 69 · 68 · 73 · 62 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Jeff Overton | 68 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Ernie Els | 70 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Ken Duke | 68 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| 9 | Bo Van Pelt | 70 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Matt Kuchar | 73 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Kevin Streelman | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Webb Simpson | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Jason Dufner | 66 · 66 · 71 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1977-12-07, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire; ENG; turned pro 2001; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet