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Sunday 8 December 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins Northwestern Mutual World Challenge
Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, California · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 December 2013 · purse $3,500,000 USD · Northwestern Mutual
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
9 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 33° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Tiger Woods USA · 275Led by four with eight holes to play; saved par from a bunker at 18 to force a playoff, then missed a 5-foot par putt on the first extra hole Challenge: Z. Johnson stuns Tiger (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 18 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Northwestern Mutual World Challenge
Sherwood Country Club, Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Zach Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 December 2013
He seems to bring out the worst and the best in you, you know. But I love that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 December 2013
I didn't complete my back swing on my second shot, and as a result, miss-hit it and everything. It was just bad. Just bad.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 December 2013
I don't know how with the last three holes those balls didn't go in. Obviously the one on 18 went in, but 16 looked better than any of the three.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | 67 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 71 · 62 · 72 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 68 · 76 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T3 | Bubba Watson | 70 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | Webb Simpson | 73 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| 6 | Graeme McDowell | 72 · 67 · 75 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| 7 | Ian Poulter | 76 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| 8 | Jim Furyk | 72 · 69 · 74 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Bill Haas | 73 · 68 · 74 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T9 | Jason Day | 76 · 68 · 70 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1976-02-24, Iowa City, Iowa; USA; turned pro 1998; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 1; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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