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Sunday 29 April 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Dufner wins Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 April 2012 · Jason Dufner’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,400,000 USD · Zurich
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/19°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/19°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/20°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/20°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 34 · 1.9 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
- Ernie Els RSA · 269closed with a bogey-free 67 to catch Dufner, missed a birdie putt of a little less than 6 feet to win on the first playoff hole, and lost on the second when his birdie try from the fringe missed by 2 inches Jason Dufner takes Zurich in playoff (Associated Press via ESPN, 2012-04-29)
156 started · cut -2, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Dufner
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jason Dufner interview, 2012-04-29 (ASAP Sports)
29 April 2012
So, it's just -- you know, your mind is in a lot of different places right now when you win your first Tour event. It's hard for me to get a handle on all of it.
Jason Dufner interview, 2012-04-29 (ASAP Sports)
29 April 2012
Great wedding present for both of us. Helps with paying for the wedding, obviously.
Ernie Els interview, 2012-04-29 (ASAP Sports)
29 April 2012
And then, obviously, the playoff, you know, I didn't hit a great putt on that first playoff hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Dufner | 67 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | 66 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Luke Donald | 73 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Ryan Palmer | 72 · 67 · 64 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Graham DeLaet | 68 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 6 | Steve Stricker | 66 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Ken Duke | 65 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Cameron Tringale | 65 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | John Rollins | 67 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | David Mathis | 72 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | 72 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Rickie Fowler | 71 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1977-03-24, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2000; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 30 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Zurich Classic of New Orleans' (week 17/2012), OWGR player profile).
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