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Sunday 12 January 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Walker wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 January 2014 · Jimmy Walker’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,600,000 USD · Sony
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/22°C · wind 21 km/h ENE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/23°C · wind 24 km/h NE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/23°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/23°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 19 · 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
- Chris Kirk USA · 264Led by one going into the final round and closed with 66; his 30-foot eagle chip at the par-5 18th that would have forced a playoff stayed right of the hole Jimmy Walker wins Sony Open (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jimmy Walker
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 January 2014
This is where I got hurt in 2005 at this tournament, and it's always been kind of like, you know, kind of a sore spot, but I always keep coming back because I like the golf course.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 January 2014
The par putts sometimes are bigger than the birdie putts. It keeps the momentum.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 January 2014
I cannot wait to get home to my family. I've got an almost-two-year-old and a three-week-old little boy to go home to.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Walker | 66 · 67 · 67 · 63 | 263 | −17 |
| 2 | Chris Kirk | 64 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| 3 | Jerry Kelly | 67 · 67 · 66 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| 4 | Harris English | 66 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| 5 | Marc Leishman | 67 · 64 · 71 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| 6 | Brian Stuard | 65 · 65 · 71 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| 7 | Jeff Overton | 68 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T8 | Charles Howell III | 71 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Kevin Na | 70 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Adam Scott | 67 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Matt Every | 69 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Hudson Swafford | 70 · 64 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Ryan Palmer | 65 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Retief Goosen | 66 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Zach Johnson | 68 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Pat Perez | 68 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Hideto Tanihara | 66 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Will Wilcox | 69 · 66 · 64 · 71 | 270 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1979-01-16, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; USA; turned pro 2001; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 47 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet