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Tuesday 8 January 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii · Friday 4 to Tuesday 8 January 2013 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,700,000 USD · Hyundai · weather: gusts topping 40 mph prevented play until the fourth day; shortened to 54 holes, two rounds Monday January 7 and the final round Tuesday January 8
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/20°C · wind 46 km/h ENE, gusts 62 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/20°C · wind 46 km/h ENE, gusts 63 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/21°C · wind 40 km/h ENE, gusts 55 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/21°C · wind 36 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R523°/20°C · wind 36 km/h ENE, gusts 50 · 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
- Steve Stricker USA · 207Defending champion, playing through a shooting pain down his left side; got within one with five to play after Johnson's double bogey on 13 but missed a 20-foot birdie putt there, then Johnson eagled 14; closed with 69, four back Dustin Johnson wins tour opener (ESPN.com news services, via ESPN)
, 30 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 January 2013
Having a late tee time, we got a little bit lucky, because the other guys were the guinea pigs that went out on the course and figured out that it wasn't playable.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 January 2013
On 13, if I had it to do over, I definitely would not hit driver.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 January 2013
But as I was talking to him out there, I was like: Dude, what are you doing? He took out driver on a couple holes and he let me back in the game.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 66 · 68 | 203 | −16 |
| 2 | Steve Stricker | 71 · 67 · 69 | 207 | −12 |
| 3 | Brandt Snedeker | 70 · 70 · 69 | 209 | −10 |
| T4 | Keegan Bradley | 71 · 69 · 70 | 210 | −9 |
| T4 | Bubba Watson | 70 · 69 · 71 | 210 | −9 |
| T6 | Rickie Fowler | 70 · 74 · 67 | 211 | −8 |
| T6 | Tommy Gainey | 72 · 69 · 70 | 211 | −8 |
| 8 | Carl Pettersson | 70 · 72 · 70 | 212 | −7 |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | 74 · 71 · 69 | 214 | −5 |
| T9 | Ian Poulter | 71 · 74 · 69 | 214 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 7; world No. 23 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet