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Sunday 6 July 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Cabrera wins the Greenbrier Classic
Old White TPC, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July 2014 · Ángel Cabrera’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD
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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/19°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 8.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/10°C · wind 6 km/h ENE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/13°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 32 · 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
- George McNeill USA · 266posted a season-best 61, including a hole-in-one at the 8th, and was clubhouse leader at 14 under until Cabrera overtook him on the back nine Cabrera wins Greenbrier Classic (AP via ESPN)
· cut E, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Greenbrier Classic
Old White TPC, Old White TPC, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ángel Cabrera
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 July 2014
I had been told by my friends that this was a great place, a great golf course. And the other fact is I needed to play, I needed to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 July 2014
I was actually at 182 yards between the 7 and 8-iron, and I was arguing with my caddie, and I said, I'm just going to hit a hard 8-iron.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 July 2014
golf doesn't really mean a whole lot. So it's hard. I played good today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ángel Cabrera | 68 · 68 · 64 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | George McNeill | 70 · 67 · 68 · 61 | 266 | −14 |
| 3 | Webb Simpson | 71 · 69 · 67 · 63 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Bud Cauley | 69 · 68 · 70 · 64 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Brendon Todd | 71 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Keegan Bradley | 67 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Cameron Tringale | 72 · 66 · 64 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Will Wilcox | 68 · 69 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Chris Stroud | 66 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Billy Hurley III | 68 · 63 · 67 · 73 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1969-09-12, Córdoba, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 1989; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 2; world No. 90 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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