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Sunday 12 May 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Woods wins the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 May 2013 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 78 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 USD · rain delay on Saturday afternoon left eight players short of finishing the third round, completed Sunday morning; final round also played Sunday
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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/17°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/18°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/20°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 35 · 0.8 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
- David Lingmerth SWE · 277co-54-hole leader and rookie closed with a 72; needed birdie at the 18th to force a playoff but raced his long putt past and three-putted for bogey Tiger Woods wins 4th title of year (ESPN.com news services with AP, 2013-05-12)
- Jeff Maggert USA · 277tied for the lead until he caught his 9-iron thin into the water at the 17th for a double bogey; birdied the 18th for a 70 Tiger Woods wins 4th title of year (ESPN.com news services with AP, 2013-05-12)
- Kevin Streelman USA · 277closed with a 67 to post 11 under, two behind Tiger Woods wins 4th title of year (ESPN.com news services with AP, 2013-05-12)
145 started · cut E, 77 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tiger Woods
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Tiger Woods interview, 2013-05-12 (ASAP Sports)
12 May 2013
I hit it high, low, left to right, right to left, whatever I wanted, except for that tee shot at 14.
Tiger Woods wins 4th title of year (ESPN.com news services with AP, 2013-05-12)
12 May 2013
Sorry, Mom. I think she might have had a heart attack. I was in control of the tournament, and I just hit the worst shot I could possibly hit.
Jeff Maggert interview, 2013-05-12 (ASAP Sports)
12 May 2013
It looked like it was close, but close but no cigar.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | 67 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Kevin Streelman | 69 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Jeff Maggert | 70 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | David Lingmerth | 68 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Martin Laird | 71 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Ryan Palmer | 67 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Ben Crane | 69 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Brandt Snedeker | 71 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Rory McIlroy | 66 · 72 · 73 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Marc Leishman | 72 · 66 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Lee Westwood | 69 · 66 · 74 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Casey Wittenberg | 67 · 69 · 70 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 65 · 72 · 76 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1996; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 78; majors to date: 14; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'THE PLAYERS Championship' (week 19/2013), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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