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Sunday 21 April 2013PGA TourYear in Review
McDowell wins RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 April 2013 · Graeme McDowell’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,800,000 USD · RBC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/19°C · wind 21 km/h ESE, gusts 38 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/18°C · wind 32 km/h S, gusts 55 · 4.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/12°C · wind 25 km/h NNW, gusts 41 · 10.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/12°C · wind 36 km/h NE, gusts 62 · 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
- Webb Simpson USA · 275Closed with 71 and left a 22-foot birdie putt 3 feet past in regulation; in the playoff a gust blew his birdie putt several feet past and he missed the par putt Graeme McDowell claims Heritage (Associated Press, via ESPN)
144 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Graeme McDowell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 April 2013
In many ways the missed cut was the best thing that happened for this week. So it's amazing how things happen.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 April 2013
I must have stood over that tee shot for two minutes trying to get a little lull in the wind because it was pumping.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 April 2013
My caddie and I called 18 holes today 18 acts, as if we were in a play, just because you really cannot think ahead out there today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme McDowell | 71 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| 2 | Webb Simpson | 68 · 71 · 65 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Luke Donald | 69 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T3 | Kevin Streelman | 66 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| 5 | Jerry Kelly | 69 · 72 · 66 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Russell Henley | 73 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Chris Stroud | 70 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Charley Hoffman | 66 · 70 · 66 · 77 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Mark Wilson | 69 · 75 · 67 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Trevor Immelman | 72 · 72 · 66 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Rory Sabbatini | 69 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Marc Leishman | 67 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Jordan Spieth | 70 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Richard H. Lee | 68 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Camilo Villegas | 68 · 71 · 68 · 74 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Billy Horschel | 71 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 281 | −3 |
| T9 | Brendon de Jonge | 70 · 69 · 67 · 75 | 281 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1979-07-30, Portrush, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2002; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 18 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet