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Sunday 16 March 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Senden wins Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 March 2014 · John Senden’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,700,000 USD · Valspar
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/12°C · wind 42 km/h NNW, gusts 63 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 27 km/h NE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/16°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/18°C · wind 33 km/h SSE, gusts 52 · 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
- Kevin Na USA · 278bogeyed three straight holes on the front nine, got within one with a 15-foot birdie at the 17th, but his wedge at the 18th flew long and his 40-foot birdie putt to force a playoff never came close; closed with a 72 John Senden rallies for Valspar win (Associated Press via ESPN, 2014-03-16)
144 started · cut +3, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Senden
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
John Senden interview, 2014-03-16 (ASAP Sports)
16 March 2014
A couple of runner-up finishes gives me confidence here and to come out on top today was another dream come true.
John Senden rallies for Valspar win (Associated Press via ESPN, 2014-03-16)
16 March 2014
I didn't turn my phone on because I know there's going to be 4,000 messages. It feels good to do it again after seven years. Lot of good things to come.
Kevin Na interview, 2014-03-16 (ASAP Sports)
16 March 2014
Today I knew coming into today that I felt like if I shot par I had a chance to win. If I break par, I felt like it was going to be a lock.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Senden | 72 · 71 · 64 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| 2 | Kevin Na | 70 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| 3 | Scott Langley | 71 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T4 | Will MacKenzie | 73 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T4 | Luke Donald | 71 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T4 | Robert Garrigus | 69 · 66 · 70 · 75 | 280 | −4 |
| 7 | George McNeill | 73 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T8 | Graham DeLaet | 75 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Gary Woodland | 72 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | David Hearn | 71 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Matt Every | 68 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Matteo Manassero | 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Justin Rose | 71 · 68 · 69 · 74 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1971-04-20, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1992; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 123 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Valspar Championship' (week 11/2014), OWGR player profile).
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