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Sunday 2 March 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Henley wins the Honda Classic
PGA National Resort, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 27 February to Sunday 2 March 2014 · Russell Henley’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Honda
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/17°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/16°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/15°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/17°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 31 · 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 272started the final round two shots clear, made double bogey at 16 (water) and bogey at 17, missed a 12-foot eagle putt at 18 to win, closed 74; lost the playoff from the back bunker Russell Henley wins playoff at Honda (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Ryan Palmer USA · 272missed a 5-foot par putt at 18 that would have won in regulation; missed a 10-foot birdie putt in the playoff Russell Henley wins playoff at Honda (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Russell Knox SCO · 272made a 10-foot par putt at 18 to join the playoff; the only player to lay up in the playoff and missed a 20-foot birdie attempt Russell Henley wins playoff at Honda (Associated Press, via ESPN)
144 started · cut E, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), PGA National Resort, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Russell Henley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Russell Henley, The Honda Classic, March 2, 2014
2 March 2014
all these guys are probably going to make birdie, and I just need to just trust my swing and put the best swing I can on it and not be too worried about where it goes.
ASAP Sports transcript: Rory McIlroy, The Honda Classic, March 2, 2014
2 March 2014
Look, it was a perfect opportunity to win. No one was really coming at me.
ASAP Sports transcript: Ryan Palmer, The Honda Classic, March 2, 2014
2 March 2014
If you told me 8-under was in a playoff, I would have said B.S.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Henley | 64 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Ryan Palmer | 68 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Russell Knox | 70 · 63 · 68 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | 63 · 66 · 69 · 74 | 272 | −8 |
| 5 | Billy Hurley III | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | David Hearn | 67 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Will MacKenzie | 67 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T8 | Sergio Garcia | 72 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| T8 | David Lingmerth | 69 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T8 | Stuart Appleby | 69 · 69 · 65 · 72 | 275 | −5 |
| T8 | Luke Donald | 67 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1989-04-12, Macon, Georgia; USA; turned pro 2011; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 110 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'The Honda Classic' (week 9/2014), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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