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Sunday 8 March 2015PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Johnson wins World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship
Trump National Doral (Blue Monster Course), Doral, Florida · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 March 2015 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,250,000 USD · Cadillac
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/24°C · wind 26 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/23°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/21°C · wind 23 km/h NNE, gusts 42 · 4.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/22°C · wind 25 km/h ENE, gusts 54 · 1.8 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 · 280led by five entering the final round; three bogeys in his first five holes, one birdie all day, closed with 75 to lose by one Dustin Johnson rallies for Doral win (AP, ESPN)
74 started, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship
Trump National Doral (Blue Monster Course), Trump National Doral (Blue Monster Course), Doral, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Dustin Johnson, March 8, 2015
8 March 2015
It's hard to describe, but just from the first day he's born, your perspective on life completely changes. Things that were important aren't important anymore.
Dustin Johnson rallies for Doral win (AP, ESPN)
8 March 2015
I knew I was really good. I knew there was something I was missing that could make me great.
Dustin Johnson rallies for Doral win (AP, ESPN)
8 March 2015
If he's won nine times out here, you're pretty good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | J.B. Holmes | 62 · 73 · 70 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
| 3 | Bubba Watson | 71 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Adam Scott | 70 · 68 · 75 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T4 | Henrik Stenson | 69 · 71 · 72 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| 6 | Louis Oosthuizen | 71 · 74 · 67 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Webb Simpson | 74 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T7 | Bill Haas | 74 · 73 · 65 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Kevin Na | 74 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 287 | −1 |
| T9 | Rory McIlroy | 73 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T9 | Ryan Moore | 66 · 71 · 74 · 76 | 287 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 9; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'WGC - Cadillac Championship' (week 10/2015), OWGR player profile).
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