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Sunday 22 September 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Stenson wins TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, USA · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 September 2013 · Henrik Stenson’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · Coca-Cola
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/16°C · wind 8 km/h ESE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/17°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/18°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 46 · 15.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/15°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 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
- Jordan Spieth USA · 270four straight back-nine birdies pulled him within one, then a plugged lie in the 17th bunker cost a bogey; closed with 64 Henrik Stenson cashes in with titles (AP via ESPN)
- Steve Stricker USA · 270eagled the 15th to get within two but got no closer; closed with 65 Henrik Stenson cashes in with titles (AP via ESPN)
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Henrik Stenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 September 2013
I heard the roar, so I figured I'm not just a pretty face. I could put one and one together.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 September 2013
Of course, it's a nice bonus, and it will be able to pay for the extra four coke machines that I promised away to a few people and the party.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
22 September 2013
I knew the putt meant a lot. I didn't know it meant that much,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | 64 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Jordan Spieth | 68 · 67 · 71 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Steve Stricker | 66 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| 4 | Webb Simpson | 68 · 71 · 69 · 63 | 271 | −9 |
| 5 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| 6 | Justin Rose | 68 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Zach Johnson | 69 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Billy Horschel | 66 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T9 | Jason Dufner | 74 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Roberto Castro | 67 · 71 · 72 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-05, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet