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Sunday 26 January 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Stallings wins Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 January 2014 · Scott Stallings’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,100,000 USD · Farmers Insurance
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 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/8°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 15 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/13°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/11°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 24 · 0.1 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
- K.J. Choi KOR · 280closed with a 66, the best score of the week on the South Course, one stroke back Scott Stallings rallies for win (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Graham DeLaet CAN · 280birdied the last hole for a 68 to tie for second, one back Scott Stallings rallies for win (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Jason Day AUS · 280birdied the last hole for a 68 to tie for second, one back Scott Stallings rallies for win (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Pat Perez USA · 280missed a 10-foot birdie chance on the 17th, birdied 18 and closed with a 70, one back Scott Stallings rallies for win (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Marc Leishman AUS · 280had the last chance to force a playoff but drove well right on 18; his wedge for eagle stopped a few feet away and he tapped in for birdie and a 71 Scott Stallings rallies for win (Associated Press, via ESPN)
156 started · cut E, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course; North Course also used), Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Scott Stallings
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Scott Stallings earns hard-fought win (ESPN.com)
26 January 2014
I quit everything, every sport I was playing, and said that's what I want to go do and every one of my friends thought I was crazy
Scott Stallings rallies for win (Associated Press, via ESPN)
26 January 2014
I actually thought about 18 at Humana the whole time on 18 today.
Scott Stallings rallies for win (Associated Press, via ESPN)
26 January 2014
This is the one I want to win more than anything in the world, and I came up short.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Stallings | 72 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | K.J. Choi | 74 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Graham DeLaet | 70 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Jason Day | 66 · 73 · 73 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Pat Perez | 67 · 71 · 72 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Marc Leishman | 66 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Charley Hoffman | 69 · 70 · 75 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Ryo Ishikawa | 72 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Will MacKenzie | 72 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Trevor Immelman | 68 · 74 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | S.Y. Noh | 68 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Justin Thomas | 68 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Russell Knox | 71 · 67 · 74 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Brad Fritsch | 69 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Gary Woodland | 65 · 73 · 70 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1985-03-25, Worcester, Massachusetts<ref name=KNS31Jul2011/>; USA; turned pro 2007; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 112 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Farmers Insurance Open' (week 4/2014), OWGR player profile).
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