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Monday 6 January 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii · Friday 3 to Monday 6 January 2014 · Zach Johnson’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,700,000 USD · Hyundai · final round played on Monday, January 6 (AP: 'on the back nine Monday'); ASAP Sports transcripts dated January 3–6
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/21°C · wind 38 km/h NW, gusts 51 · 20.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/20°C · wind 32 km/h NE, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/20°C · wind 26 km/h NNE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/20°C · wind 30 km/h NE, gusts 42 · 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
- Jordan Spieth USA · 274Led by one going into the back nine but parred 14, 15 and 16, missing two putts from about 6 feet, then birdied the last two holes to close with 70, one shot back Zach Johnson wins at Kapalua (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 30 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Zach Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 January 2014
I love seeing the underdogs. I'm not saying I'm always an underdog, but I kind of feel like it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 January 2014
I felt very natural, felt very comfortable. I felt at peace out there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 January 2014
I kept on telling Michael that I needed to get three birdies, at least, or three birdies for a playoff. Keep reminding me you need three, you need three. I just waited too long.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | 67 · 66 · 74 · 66 | 273 | −19 |
| 2 | Jordan Spieth | 66 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −18 |
| T3 | Kevin Streelman | 67 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −17 |
| T3 | Webb Simpson | 66 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −17 |
| 5 | Jason Dufner | 67 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −15 |
| T6 | Billy Horschel | 72 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 278 | −14 |
| T6 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 68 · 75 · 67 | 278 | −14 |
| T6 | Adam Scott | 70 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −14 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | 70 · 66 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −14 |
| 10 | Ryan Moore | 67 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1976-02-24, Iowa City, Iowa; USA; turned pro 1998; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 1; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet