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Sunday 8 June 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Crane wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee, USA · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 June 2014 · Ben Crane’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,800,000 USD · FedEx · rain delays: the third round was completed on Sunday morning and the final round followed the same day (Crane played 30 holes Sunday)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/22°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/20°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 15.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/20°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/21°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 38 · 0.2 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
- Troy Merritt USA · 271closed with a 71; within a stroke for six holes until he drove into the rough at the par-4 15th and missed a 15-footer to save par Ben Crane wins St. Jude Classic (AP via ESPN)
· cut E, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ben Crane
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 June 2014
I barely slept last night. I think I probably got I mean 150 minutes of sleep last night.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 June 2014
He believed in me when I certainly didn't believe in myself. Many times I just felt like cashing it in, calling it a year.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 June 2014
It all started with a trip down to St. Jude's Children's Hospital and donating a hundred bucks for each birdie and 500 for each eagle.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crane | 63 · 65 · 69 · 73 | 270 | −10 |
| 2 | Troy Merritt | 67 · 66 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Webb Simpson | 71 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Carl Pettersson | 67 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Matt Every | 69 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Ian Poulter | 69 · 68 · 72 · 64 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | James Hahn | 69 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Billy Horschel | 67 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Andrew Svoboda | 69 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Brian Harman | 69 · 65 · 67 · 72 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1976-03-06, Portland, Oregon; USA; turned pro 1999; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 267 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet