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Sunday 13 January 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Henley wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 January 2013 · Russell Henley’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,600,000 USD · Sony
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/23°C · wind 36 km/h ENE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/22°C · wind 35 km/h ENE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/22°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/22°C · wind 9 km/h SE, gusts 16 · 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
- Tim Clark RSA · 259Birdied seven of his last 11 holes, including the last four, for a closing 63 but gained only one shot on Henley and finished three back Russell Henley wins PGA Tour debut (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Russell Henley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 January 2013
I'll tell you what I said to him: I said, "Shut up. We're not done playing golf yet."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 January 2013
I remember we would walk up to the ropes and we'd touch the grass with our hands
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 January 2013
I either come second here or blow myself out for a year.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Henley | 63 · 63 · 67 · 63 | 256 | −24 |
| 2 | Tim Clark | 64 · 66 · 66 · 63 | 259 | −21 |
| T3 | Charles Howell III | 66 · 64 · 67 · 66 | 263 | −17 |
| T3 | Scott Langley | 62 · 66 · 65 · 70 | 263 | −17 |
| T5 | Brian Stuard | 66 · 68 · 65 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| T5 | Matt Kuchar | 66 · 63 · 70 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| T5 | Chris Kirk | 68 · 62 · 68 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| 8 | Jeff Overton | 65 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T9 | Harris English | 69 · 69 · 62 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T9 | Dicky Pride | 68 · 67 · 64 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T9 | Marc Leishman | 67 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T9 | Pat Perez | 68 · 63 · 67 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1989-04-12, Macon, Georgia; USA; turned pro 2011; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 130 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet