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Sunday 15 March 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Spieth wins Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 March 2015 · Jordan Spieth’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,900,000 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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/21°C · wind 26 km/h NE, gusts 29 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/21°C · wind 24 km/h ESE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/21°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/20°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 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
- Patrick Reed USA · 274closed with 66 (30-foot birdie on 18) to reach the playoff; lost on the third extra hole to Spieth's birdie Jordan Spieth wins Valspar playoff (ESPN.com news services / AP)
- Sean O'Hair USA · 274closed with 67; his 12-foot birdie putt to win on the second playoff hole lipped out; lost on the third extra hole Jordan Spieth wins Valspar playoff (ESPN.com news services / AP)
144 started · cut +1, 71 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
Jordan Spieth
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Jordan Spieth, March 15, 2015
15 March 2015
17 we couldn't see the golf ball in the ground just looked down. We were walking up, Mike, please be a good lie or not on a down slope. Just buried on the down slope. Geez.
Jordan Spieth wins Valspar playoff (ESPN.com news services / AP)
15 March 2015
That's just luck. Guess it was my day.
Jordan Spieth wins Valspar playoff (ESPN.com news services / AP)
15 March 2015
I didn't even have to hit the putt because Jordan poured it in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Spieth | 70 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Patrick Reed | 72 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Sean O'Hair | 66 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| 4 | Henrik Stenson | 67 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| 5 | Ryan Moore | 69 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| 6 | Troy Merritt | 72 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Danny Lee | 72 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Jason Kokrak | 68 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Luke Guthrie | 68 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Harris English | 69 · 72 · 74 · 65 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Kevin Na | 71 · 70 · 73 · 66 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Charles Howell III | 70 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Justin Thomas | 67 · 72 · 73 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Brian Davis | 65 · 76 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Daniel Summerhays | 70 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1993-07-27, Dallas, Texas; USA; turned pro 2012; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Valspar Championship' (week 11/2015), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet