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Sunday 23 February 2014PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Day wins WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
The Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona · Wednesday 19 to Sunday 23 February 2014 · Jason Day’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · Accenture
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 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/12°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/10°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/8°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/9°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R524°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, 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
- Victor Dubuisson FRA · lost at the 23rd holecame back from two down with two to play to force extra holes, twice saved par from the desert, then drove into a hillside at the 15th (23rd hole) and Day pitched to 4 feet for the winning birdie Jason Day outlasts Victor Dubuisson (Associated Press, via ESPN)
64 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
The Golf Club at Dove Mountain (Saguaro and Tortolita nines), The Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Day
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Jason Day, WGC Accenture Match Play Championship, February 23, 2014
23 February 2014
In golf you have to choke some and hopefully you win more than choke some.
ASAP Sports transcript: Jason Day, WGC Accenture Match Play Championship, February 23, 2014
23 February 2014
Kept on telling myself I want it more than anything in the world. I'm not going to stop until I achieve that.
ASAP Sports transcript: Victor Dubuisson, WGC Accenture Match Play Championship, February 23, 2014
23 February 2014
Those two shots were amazing. I just played it like I had nothing to lose.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Day | ||
| 2 | Victor Dubuisson | ||
| 3 | Rickie Fowler | ||
| 4 | Ernie Els | ||
| T5 | Jim Furyk | ||
| T5 | Graeme McDowell | ||
| T5 | Louis Oosthuizen | ||
| T5 | Jordan Spieth | ||
| T9 | George Coetzee | ||
| T9 | Jason Dufner | ||
| T9 | Harris English | ||
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | ||
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | ||
| T9 | Hunter Mahan | ||
| T9 | Webb Simpson | ||
| T9 | Bubba Watson |
The golfer
born 1987-11-12, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2006; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'WGC - Accenture Match Play Championship' (week 8/2014), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet