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Sunday 23 June 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Duke wins Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 June 2013 · Ken Duke’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,100,000 USD · Travelers
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/9°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/15°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/16°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/18°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 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
- Chris Stroud USA · 268chipped in from 51 feet at the 72nd hole to force a playoff, then missed a 25-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole as Duke birdied Duke tops Stroud at Travelers (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-06-23)
156 started · cut E, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ken Duke
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Duke tops Stroud at Travelers (Associated Press via ESPN, 2013-06-23)
23 June 2013
I've knocked on the door a lot and here we are.
Ken Duke interview, 2013-06-23 (ASAP Sports)
23 June 2013
It did hit the tree. (Laughs). It was going left. It hit the tree, and I was pointing at the tree.
Chris Stroud interview, 2013-06-23 (ASAP Sports)
23 June 2013
I had two chances, the same exact yardage, two more chances. I just could not get the ball to stop I tried three different things and nothing worked.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Duke | 69 · 68 · 65 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| 2 | Chris Stroud | 66 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| 3 | Graham DeLaet | 65 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| 4 | Bubba Watson | 63 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Webb Simpson | 65 · 69 · 72 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | J.J. Henry | 68 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Ryan Moore | 68 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Charley Hoffman | 61 · 73 · 66 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Ángel Cabrera | 67 · 72 · 71 · 63 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Jeff Maggert | 70 · 70 · 65 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Morgan Hoffmann | 68 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Stuart Appleby | 69 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1969-01-29, Hope, Arkansas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1994; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 144 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Travelers Championship' (week 25/2013), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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