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Sunday 29 June 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Rose wins Quicken Loans National
Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland, USA · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 June 2014 · Justin Rose’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD · Quicken Loans
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/22°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/21°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 41 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/19°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/18°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 35 · 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
- Shawn Stefani USA · 280lost a sudden-death playoff on the first extra hole (18th) after hitting his approach into the water; he had bogeyed the 17th in regulation Justin Rose needs playoff to win (AP via ESPN)
· cut +3, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Quicken Loans National
Congressional Country Club, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Rose
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 June 2014
I was hoping it was going to be the glory shot for a second or two off the face, but as I ran after it, and nearly tripped over the wire, nearly made a real fool of myself.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 June 2014
It's the first double-winner I am of any tournament, and to be the double-winner of this one, it means a lot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 June 2014
You walk slow and breathe slow and focus on what you're doing and that's how you get through it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rose | 74 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| 2 | Shawn Stefani | 74 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T3 | Charley Hoffman | 72 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −3 |
| T3 | Ben Martin | 72 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T5 | Andres Romero | 70 · 72 · 72 · 68 | 282 | −2 |
| T5 | Brendon Todd | 72 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T5 | Brendan Steele | 74 · 66 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Billy Hurley III | 69 · 73 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Brendon de Jonge | 71 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Marc Leishman | 70 · 66 · 73 · 74 | 283 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-30, Johannesburg, South Africa; ENG; turned pro 1998; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet