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Sunday 17 February 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Merrick wins Northern Trust Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 February 2013 · John Merrick’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,600,000 USD · Northern Trust
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/7°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/11°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/11°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/11°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 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
- Charlie Beljan USA · 273Holed an 18-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to close with 67 and force a playoff, then lost on the second extra hole (the 10th) by missing a 5-foot par putt John Merrick lands 1st PGA Tour win (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Northern Trust Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Merrick
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 February 2013
You get these like flashes in your head about thinking about winning and you're like, oh, my gosh, what am I doing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 February 2013
Making par there, that really boosted my confidence. I'm like, okay, whatever happens, I feel like-- I just felt a little-- I felt kind of invincible.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 February 2013
I don't know Merrick's game that great. I don't know if he's a wonderful putter or if he's not, but I was banking on him missing the putt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Merrick | 68 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| 2 | Charlie Beljan | 67 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Freddie Jacobson | 68 · 65 · 72 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Charl Schwartzel | 69 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Bill Haas | 70 · 67 · 64 · 73 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Josh Teater | 70 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Webb Simpson | 70 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Sangmoon Bae | 68 · 65 · 76 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T8 | Hunter Mahan | 70 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Greg Chalmers | 69 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Ted Potter Jr. | 71 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Adam Scott | 71 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1982-03-20, Long Beach, California; USA; turned pro 2004; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 241 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet