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Sunday 29 March 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Walker wins Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio, Oaks Course, San Antonio, Texas · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 March 2015 · Jimmy Walker’s win no. 5 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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/11°C · wind 30 km/h N, gusts 63 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/6°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/10°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/12°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 46 · 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
- Jordan Spieth USA · 281seven shots back with eight to play, made four late birdies in a row for a 70, but Walker answered with birdie putts of 15 and 17 feet at 16 and 17 Jimmy Walker takes Texas Open (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-03-29)
144 started · cut +6, 75 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
Jimmy Walker
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jimmy Walker interview, 2015-03-29 (ASAP Sports)
29 March 2015
It's like what the Spurs feel like when they win a big game at home.
Jimmy Walker interview, 2015-03-29 (ASAP Sports)
29 March 2015
Jordan, wow, he kept firing right at me. And it was actually really fun and it really showed what he was made of, what I was made of.
Jimmy Walker takes Texas Open (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-03-29)
29 March 2015
You're never out of it in this game, but Jimmy shut that down pretty quickly with his made putts.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Walker | 71 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Jordan Spieth | 71 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Billy Horschel | 72 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Daniel Summerhays | 71 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T4 | Chesson Hadley | 71 · 72 · 71 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | 78 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 286 | −2 |
| T6 | Ryan Palmer | 70 · 75 · 73 · 68 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Chris Kirk | 71 · 71 · 73 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Scott Pinckney | 73 · 72 · 69 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Brendan Steele | 74 · 68 · 72 · 73 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1979-01-16, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2001; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 13 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Valero Texas Open' (week 13/2015), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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