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Sunday 24 June 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Leishman wins Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 June 2012 · Marc Leishman’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Travelers
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R137°/25°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R236°/23°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/19°C · wind 17 km/h NW, gusts 43 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/16°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 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
- Charley Hoffman USA · 267was ahead late but blocked his tee shot into a double bogey at the 17th, then drove right, found a bunker and missed the putt at the 18th to finish one back ASAP Sports transcript: Charley Hoffman, Travelers Championship, 2012-06-24
- Bubba Watson USA · 267went out in 31 to climb the leaderboard but could not add to it on the back nine and misread his putt on the 18th ASAP Sports transcript: Bubba Watson, Travelers Championship, 2012-06-24
· cut E, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Marc Leishman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2012
I said to Mattie on the range this morning, my caddie, I said we probably need to get to 15-under to have a chance and let's go out and shoot 61.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2012
Just got something to eat and then sat down, watched a little bit of soccer.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2012
What I did on 18 was pretty pathetic.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Leishman | 68 · 66 · 70 · 62 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Bubba Watson | 66 · 71 · 65 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Charley Hoffman | 67 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Tim Clark | 66 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | John Rollins | 68 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Brian Davis | 67 · 67 · 64 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Roland Thatcher | 66 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Brendon de Jonge | 72 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T8 | Matt Kuchar | 67 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T8 | Freddie Jacobson | 65 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1983-10-24, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2005; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 160 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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