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Sunday 30 March 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Bowditch wins Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 March 2014 · Steven Bowditch’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · Valero
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/15°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 40 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/18°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 44 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/12°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/9°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 49 · 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
- Will MacKenzie USA · 281closed with a 70 and pulled within a stroke with a 13-foot birdie at the 17th, but Bowditch birdied the 14th behind him to restore a two-shot lead Steven Bowditch wins Texas Open (Associated Press via ESPN, 2014-03-30)
- Daniel Summerhays USA · 281closed with a 71 to tie for second, one shot back Steven Bowditch wins Texas Open (Associated Press via ESPN, 2014-03-30)
144 started · cut +3, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Steven Bowditch
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Steven Bowditch interview, 2014-03-30 (ASAP Sports)
30 March 2014
I don't think I'll ever overcome it. You just deal with it on a day-to-day basis and learn, learn about yourself and move on forward.
Steven Bowditch interview, 2014-03-30 (ASAP Sports)
30 March 2014
I had to really pull myself in check every time, and it happened a lot today.
Will MacKenzie interview, 2014-03-30 (ASAP Sports)
30 March 2014
Every shot's difficult. You're just praying it would turn around and go down wind.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Bowditch | 69 · 67 · 68 · 76 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Will MacKenzie | 69 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Daniel Summerhays | 72 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Matt Kuchar | 70 · 72 · 65 · 75 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Andrew Loupe | 67 · 70 · 70 · 75 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Brendon Todd | 71 · 76 · 68 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | 70 · 74 · 68 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Jerry Kelly | 71 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Zach Johnson | 70 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| 10 | Jordan Spieth | 75 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1983-06-08, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2001; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 339 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Valero Texas Open' (week 13/2014), OWGR player profile).
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