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Sunday 26 February 2012PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Mahan wins WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona · Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 February 2012 · Hunter Mahan’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · Accenture · semifinals and final both played Sunday February 26
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/8°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/9°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/10°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/10°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R524°/11°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 40 · 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
- Rory McIlroy NIRBeat Lee Westwood in the morning semifinal with a match on the line for world No. 1, then never led in the final: lost the 7th to a double bogey and the 8th to a bogey, and his back-nine charge (eagle at 11) fell short, 2 and 1 Hunter Mahan wins Match Play title (Associated Press, via ESPN)
64 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hunter Mahan
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2012
I didn't want to have my identity stuck with my golf score. They needed to be separated, and I needed to play golf because I enjoyed it and accept the result and move on and not get attached to it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2012
When he told me the number, it was a perfect wedge. I was licking my chops, loving it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2012
He missed the green on 7. And I followed him on there, which was just a mental error. I should have been going long of the pin.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Mahan | ||
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | ||
| 3 | Mark Wilson | ||
| 4 | Lee Westwood | ||
| T5 | Matt Kuchar | ||
| T5 | Peter Hanson | ||
| T5 | Martin Laird | ||
| T5 | Sangmoon Bae | ||
| T9 | Miguel A Jimenez | ||
| T9 | Steve Stricker | ||
| T9 | Paul Lawrie | ||
| T9 | John Senden | ||
| T9 | Nick Watney | ||
| T9 | Martin Kaymer | ||
| T9 | Brandt Snedeker | ||
| T9 | Dustin Johnson |
The golfer
born 1982-05-17, Orange, California; USA; turned pro 2003; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 22 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet