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Sunday 2 December 2012PGA TourYear in Review
McDowell wins World Challenge presented by Northwestern Mutual
Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, California · Thursday 29 November to Sunday 2 December 2012 · purse $4,000,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Keegan Bradley USA · 274Closed within two with a birdie at 13, but McDowell lagged from 75 feet at 14 and chipped stiff at 17 to keep him off; finished three back with a 69 Graeme McDowell ends 2-year skid (Associated Press, via ESPN)
18 started, 18 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
World Challenge presented by Northwestern Mutual
Sherwood Country Club, Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Graeme McDowell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 December 2012
But let's be honest, we all measure ourselves by the wins. I can say that now.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 December 2012
It's been too long. It's been a hell of a two years since I sat here as a winner.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 December 2012
You know, just when I thought maybe I'd have a good chance, he'd hole a putt or hit a chip like he did on 17.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme McDowell | 69 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Keegan Bradley | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Bo Van Pelt | 70 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Rickie Fowler | 73 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 7 | Webb Simpson | 70 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 8 | Steve Stricker | 73 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Hunter Mahan | 71 · 73 · 71 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Bubba Watson | 71 · 74 · 67 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1979-07-30, Portrush, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2002; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1; world No. 24 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table (also rankFrom on the OWGR event page)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet