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Sunday 8 February 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Day wins Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 February 2015 · Jason Day’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,300,000 USD · Farmers Insurance
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/10°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/11°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/10°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/14°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 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
- J.B. Holmes USA · 279tied for the lead, laid up on the 72nd hole and his 20-foot birdie putt to win grazed the cup; bogeyed the 16th on the second playoff hole Jason Day wins at Torrey Pines (AP, ESPN)
- Harris English USA · 279birdied the 18th for 72 to join the playoff; eliminated on the first extra hole when a 60-foot birdie putt stopped inches short Jason Day wins at Torrey Pines (AP, ESPN)
- Scott Stallings USA · 279closed with 69 (defending champion); eliminated on the first extra hole when his 15-foot birdie putt turned away Jason Day wins at Torrey Pines (AP, ESPN)
156 started · cut -1, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course; North Course also used), Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, San Diego, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Day
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Jason Day, February 8, 2015
8 February 2015
I really honestly felt like I was going to get to No. 1 last year. And with the way I was playing and then obviously with the thumb injury, that took me out for about three months.
Jason Day wins at Torrey Pines (AP, ESPN)
8 February 2015
I've been working so hard for this. I was visualizing myself holding the trophy, just like I did at the Match Play.
Jason Day wins at Torrey Pines (AP, ESPN)
8 February 2015
The best play is to lay up and hit a wedge. I had the same thing again, I would lay up.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Day | 73 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | J.B. Holmes | 69 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Scott Stallings | 70 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Harris English | 68 · 66 · 73 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Charles Howell III | 72 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Alex Prugh | 70 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Shane Lowry | 74 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Martin Laird | 68 · 68 · 76 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Jimmy Walker | 72 · 66 · 70 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Nick Watney | 71 · 65 · 72 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1987-11-12, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2006; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 8 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Farmers Insurance Open' (week 6/2015), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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