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Sunday 3 February 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 31 January to Sunday 3 February 2013 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 41 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · Waste Management
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/4°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/6°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/7°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/12°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 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
- Brandt Snedeker USA · 260Played in the final group, shot 12 under on the weekend and pulled within three on the 16th, but closed with a bogey for 65, four shots back Mickelson finishes wire-to-wire win (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Phil Mickelson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 February 2013
I don't know if that's why they call it Xtreme because it's such an extremely low-spinning driver or not, but it's been months in the works.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 February 2013
It's very easy to see to start seeing what you don't want the ball to do and hitting it there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 February 2013
I feel like I'm running the Hall of Famers every week. It would be nice if they weren't in the field and I could go ahead and go after it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 60 · 65 · 64 · 67 | 256 | −28 |
| 2 | Brandt Snedeker | 64 · 66 · 65 · 65 | 260 | −24 |
| 3 | Scott Piercy | 70 · 66 · 64 · 61 | 261 | −23 |
| 4 | Ryan Moore | 66 · 66 · 65 · 65 | 262 | −22 |
| 5 | Ryan Palmer | 64 · 73 · 66 · 62 | 265 | −19 |
| T6 | Brendon de Jonge | 66 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T6 | Brendan Steele | 69 · 65 · 65 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| T6 | Bill Haas | 65 · 64 · 70 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| T9 | Matt Every | 65 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 267 | −17 |
| T9 | Padraig Harrington | 64 · 70 · 63 · 70 | 267 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 41; majors to date: 4; world No. 22 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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