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Sunday 7 July 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Blixt wins the Greenbrier Classic
The Old White TPC, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 July 2013 · Jonas Blixt’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,300,000 USD · final round halted for three hours by thunderstorms; completed Sunday just after sunset
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/21°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 45 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/20°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 45 · 5.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/19°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 33 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/20°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 10.6 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
- Johnson Wagner USA · 26954-hole leader closed with a 73, bogeying three holes in a five-hole stretch on the back nine including the par-3 15th Jonas Blixt wins Greenbrier by 2 (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-07-07)
- Jimmy Walker USA · 269closed with a 71; needed a hole-in-one at the 18th to tie and missed Jonas Blixt wins Greenbrier by 2 (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-07-07)
- Steven Bowditch AUS · 269closed with a 68 but could not make up a five-shot deficit Jonas Blixt wins Greenbrier by 2 (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-07-07)
- Matt Jones AUS · 269closed with a 68; no player birdied after Blixt's birdie at the 16th Jonas Blixt wins Greenbrier by 2 (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-07-07)
156 started · cut -1, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Greenbrier Classic
The Greenbrier, Old White TPC, The Old White TPC, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jonas Blixt
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jonas Blixt wins Greenbrier by 2 (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-07-07)
7 July 2013
This is what I play for. I play to win. It just confirms that if you do the right things, that you work hard, dreams can come true.
Jonas Blixt wins Greenbrier by 2 (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-07-07)
7 July 2013
It's just been a hard year. My game has not been on.
Jonas Blixt wins Greenbrier by 2 (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-07-07)
7 July 2013
The swing just left. I'm furious. But given where I was a couple of weeks ago, I'll take a lot of positives when I get over this disappointment right now.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Blixt | 66 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Matt Jones | 69 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Steven Bowditch | 65 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Jimmy Walker | 69 · 65 · 64 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Johnson Wagner | 62 · 70 · 64 · 73 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Brian Stuard | 71 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Ted Potter Jr. | 69 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Pat Perez | 71 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Davis Love III | 67 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Daniel Summerhays | 65 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Tim Petrovic | 69 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | David Lingmerth | 71 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Rory Sabbatini | 70 · 65 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Bill Haas | 68 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Tag Ridings | 65 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | D.H. Lee | 66 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1984-04-24, Nässjö, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2008; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 103 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'The Greenbrier Classic' (week 27/2013), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet