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Sunday 16 February 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins Northern Trust Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 February 2014 · Bubba Watson’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,700,000 USD · Northern Trust
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/12°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/11°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 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
- Dustin Johnson USA · 271closed with a 66 but lacked good birdie chances on 16, 17 and 18; runner-up for the second straight week Bubba Watson ends 2-year drought (Associated Press, via ESPN)
144 started · cut +1, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Northern Trust Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bubba Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Bubba Watson, Northern Trust Open, February 16, 2014
16 February 2014
you never know when your last win is going to be. My last win could have been the Masters, which would have been a great way to go out.
ASAP Sports transcript: Bubba Watson, Northern Trust Open, February 16, 2014
16 February 2014
Just seems like yesterday where he couldn't walk and now he's running and talking and eating chocolate and running around.
ASAP Sports transcript: Dustin Johnson, Northern Trust Open, February 16, 2014
16 February 2014
when you shoot 14-under on the weekend, it's tough to beat that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Watson | 70 · 71 · 64 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Dustin Johnson | 66 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Jason Allred | 73 · 64 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Brian Harman | 67 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| 5 | Charl Schwartzel | 69 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Bryce Molder | 69 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Matt Every | 69 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | George McNeill | 69 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | William McGirt | 69 · 67 · 65 · 73 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Harris English | 70 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Brendan Steele | 68 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1978-11-05, Bagdad, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2003; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 26 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Northern Trust Open' (week 7/2014), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet