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Sunday 9 June 2013PGA TourYear in Review
English wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 June 2013 · Harris English’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,700,000 USD · FedEx
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/21°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 4.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/19°C · wind 12 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/15°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 40 · 12.4 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 270closed with a 67 in his U.S. Open tune-up; missed a 13-foot birdie putt at the 17th and just missed his approach at the 18th Harris English wins 1st tour title (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-06-09)
- Scott Stallings USA · 270led by three after English's bogeys at the 8th and 9th, then finished double bogey, birdie, bogey over his last four holes for a 68 Harris English wins 1st tour title (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-06-09)
156 started · cut +1, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Harris English
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Harris English interview, 2013-06-09 (ASAP Sports)
9 June 2013
I've been playing competitive golf since I was probably 9, 10 years old. You always dream about, No. 1, playing on the PGA TOUR. That was always my dream.
Harris English wins 1st tour title (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-06-09)
9 June 2013
I thought I kind of made some really dumb bogeys on eight, nine and kind of shot myself out of the tournament.
Phil Mickelson interview, 2013-06-09 (ASAP Sports)
9 June 2013
I'm a little short. I was quite a bit back on the back-9 and just kind of plowed alone.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris English | 66 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 71 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Scott Stallings | 67 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| 4 | Ryan Palmer | 72 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| 5 | Patrick Reed | 69 · 69 · 64 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| 6 | John Rollins | 67 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Rory Sabbatini | 69 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Justin Hicks | 67 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Shawn Stefani | 67 · 65 · 66 · 76 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Robert Allenby | 71 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Billy Horschel | 71 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Nick O'Hern | 68 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Camilo Villegas | 69 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Glen Day | 66 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Jonathan Byrd | 70 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | 67 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Padraig Harrington | 69 · 70 · 65 · 71 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1989-07-23, Valdosta, Georgia, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2011; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 139 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'FedEx St. Jude Classic' (week 23/2013), OWGR player profile).
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