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Sunday 11 March 2012PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Rose wins WGC-Cadillac Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 March 2012 · Justin Rose’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · Cadillac
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/21°C · wind 28 km/h E, gusts 48 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/23°C · wind 23 km/h ESE, gusts 39 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/21°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 25 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/22°C · wind 27 km/h E, gusts 43 · 1.6 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
- Bubba Watson USA · 27354-hole leader; went 3 over on the front nine and closed with 74, then hit a 4-iron from the rough on 18 close but missed the birdie putt that would have forced a playoff 2012 WGC-Cadillac Championship (Wikipedia, revision 1371227140)
74 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Cadillac Championship
Doral Golf Resort & Spa (TPC Blue Monster), Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Doral, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Rose
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 March 2012
it's a weird way to win a golf tournament when you're waiting on somebody else to make a mistake, but obviously you just have to celebrate the fact that you did what was good enough.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 March 2012
For this little beauty to show up on my mantle piece so early in the season, definitely a fantastic feeling, and you know, it sets up a very exciting year.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 March 2012
So over the putt, all I thought about was my line and I hit my line, and we just didn't read it right.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rose | 69 · 64 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Bubba Watson | 70 · 62 · 67 · 74 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | 73 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Charl Schwartzel | 68 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Peter Hanson | 70 · 65 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | John Senden | 76 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Luke Donald | 70 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Steve Stricker | 69 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Bo Van Pelt | 73 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Matt Kuchar | 72 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Keegan Bradley | 69 · 67 · 66 · 75 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-30, Johannesburg, South Africa; ENG; turned pro 1998; age 31 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