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Sunday 22 April 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Curtis wins Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 April 2012 · Ben Curtis’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · Valero
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/14°C · wind 19 km/h S, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/17°C · wind 24 km/h N, gusts 52 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/10°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/10°C · wind 8 km/h SE, gusts 18 · 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
- John Huh USA · 281started the final round five shots back; his putt at the 15th lipped out (horseshoe) and another hit the lip at the 17th John Huh interview, 2012-04-22 (ASAP Sports)
- Matt Every USA · 281missed several short putts on the back nine, including a look from about four and a half feet at the 16th, and played the last hole poorly Matt Every interview, 2012-04-22 (ASAP Sports)
156 started · cut +4, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio, Oaks Course, TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ben Curtis
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Ben Curtis interview, 2012-04-22 (ASAP Sports)
22 April 2012
I got one that will probably never go away, the British Open. This one is going, it's never going away, either.
Ben Curtis interview, 2012-04-22 (ASAP Sports)
22 April 2012
I love hard golf courses. I love it when par is premium.
Matt Every interview, 2012-04-22 (ASAP Sports)
22 April 2012
Oh, man, a little bummed out. You know, kind of a pillow fight there for awhile between the three of us.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Curtis | 67 · 67 · 73 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | John Huh | 77 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Matt Every | 63 · 74 · 73 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Brendan Steele | 73 · 74 · 69 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Bob Estes | 72 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Brian Gay | 73 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Charlie Wi | 72 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Hunter Haas | 66 · 74 · 77 · 67 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Ryan Moore | 72 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Cameron Tringale | 72 · 65 · 76 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1977-05-26, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2000; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 285 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Valero Texas Open' (week 16/2012), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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