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Sunday 7 April 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Laird wins Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 April 2013 · Martin Laird’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · Valero
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/6°C · wind 20 km/h NNW, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/4°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/11°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/15°C · wind 22 km/h SSE, gusts 48 · 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 276Closed with a 66 and got within one with a birdie at 16, but Laird birdied 17 and 18 to win by two Martin Laird rallies at Texas Open (Associated Press, via ESPN)
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Martin Laird
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 April 2013
This week, I went back to my old faithful putter that I won Bay Hill with a few years ago and probably had my best putting spell with. Now I'm wondering why I ever stopped using it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 April 2013
It's been frustrating. Just ask my wife how frustrating it's been. It's been a frustrating six or seven months since I made that change.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 April 2013
I shot 66 and I just got beaten by the better guy on the day. I have no complaints or disappointment about that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Laird | 70 · 71 · 70 · 63 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 72 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Charley Hoffman | 71 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Billy Horschel | 68 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 6 | K.J. Choi | 72 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Jeff Overton | 69 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Daniel Summerhays | 69 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Bob Estes | 72 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Martin Flores | 71 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Marcel Siem | 76 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Padraig Harrington | 68 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1982-12-29, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2004; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 117 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet