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Sunday 11 August 2013PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Dufner wins PGA Championship
Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 August 2013 · Jason Dufner’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · 95th PGA Championship
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/20°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/19°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 29 · 11.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/14°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/12°C · wind 8 km/h W, gusts 23 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- PGA Championship
1916–2026 in our record, 108 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Jim Furyk USA · 272Led by one after 54 holes; fell two behind after bogeying the ninth, could not gain ground on the back nine and bogeyed the last two holes for a 71 PGA: Jason Dufner holds off Furyk (ESPN.com news services / AP)
156 started · cut +3, 75 made it
Same week
Men's major
PGA Championship
Oak Hill Country Club (East Course), Rochester
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Jim Furyk
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 August 2013
So you know, I was just trying to keep one foot forward and not screw it up.
ESPN.com news services / AP
11 August 2013
For me, golf is a little bit more boring. I hit it in the fairway or I didn't. Usually I'm struggling with the putter, so there's not too much to get excited about with that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 August 2013
I don't look at it as I lost the golf tournament. I look at it as I got beat by somebody that played better today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Dufner | 68 · 63 · 71 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 65 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| 3 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| 4 | Jonas Blixt | 68 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T5 | Scott Piercy | 67 · 71 · 72 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T5 | Adam Scott | 65 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| 7 | David Toms | 71 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Jason Day | 67 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −3 |
| T8 | Dustin Johnson | 72 · 71 · 65 · 69 | 277 | −3 |
| T8 | Zach Johnson | 69 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −3 |
| T8 | Rory McIlroy | 69 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1977-03-24, Cleveland, Ohio; USA; turned pro 2000; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 21 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile)).
What’s in the bag
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