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Sunday 5 February 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Stanley wins Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 February 2012 · Kyle Stanley’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,100,000 USD · Waste Management
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/7°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/6°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/7°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/4°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 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
- Ben Crane USA · 270Opened birdie-eagle-birdie on 2-4 and closed with a 66 while fighting his swing, finishing one stroke behind Stanley's bogey-free 65 Kyle Stanley rallies to win Phoenix Open (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kyle Stanley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 February 2012
You know, I think playing from behind was quite a bit easier. I think when you have a big lead, it's human nature to want to protect it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 February 2012
we met in San Diego and spent three or four days out at Titleist just practicing, hanging out, just kind of seeing if our personalities gelled, and they did.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 February 2012
This is like the Super Bowl of golf, and we had incredible weather, so it's been a great week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Stanley | 69 · 66 · 69 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Ben Crane | 69 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | Spencer Levin | 65 · 63 · 68 · 75 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | D.J. Trahan | 72 · 70 · 64 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Brendan Steele | 71 · 69 · 69 · 64 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Kevin Na | 66 · 73 · 69 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Bubba Watson | 66 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Bo Van Pelt | 65 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | John Rollins | 70 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Jason Dufner | 64 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Webb Simpson | 65 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1987-11-18, Gig Harbor, Washington; USA; turned pro 2009; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 87 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet