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Sunday 14 February 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Taylor wins AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 February 2016 · Vaughn Taylor’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · AT&T
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 40° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/11°C · wind 7 km/h SSW, gusts 15 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/10°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/11°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/9°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 24 · 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 271led by two entering the final round, shot 72 and missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th that would have forced a playoff Vaughn Taylor wins Pebble Beach as Phil Mickelson lips out putt on 18 (AP, ESPN)
156 started, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Pebble Beach Golf Links (rotation with Spyglass Hill GC and Monterey Peninsula CC Shore Course), Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vaughn Taylor
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Vaughn Taylor wins Pebble Beach as Phil Mickelson lips out putt on 18 (AP, ESPN)
14 February 2016
Playing in the Masters is my Super Bowl
Vaughn Taylor wins Pebble Beach as Phil Mickelson lips out putt on 18 (AP, ESPN)
14 February 2016
Just absolutely amazing. Didn't know if it would ever happen again, to be honest. Just lost a lot of confidence, lost a good bit of my game. I just kept working, grinding and kept at it.
Vaughn Taylor wins Pebble Beach as Phil Mickelson lips out putt on 18 (AP, ESPN)
14 February 2016
It never crossed my mind that I wouldn't make that one
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaughn Taylor | 70 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −17 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 68 · 65 · 66 · 72 | 271 | −16 |
| 3 | Jonas Blixt | 67 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −15 |
| T4 | Freddie Jacobson | 65 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −14 |
| T4 | Hiroshi Iwata | 66 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 273 | −14 |
| T6 | Patrick Reed | 72 · 65 · 73 · 65 | 275 | −12 |
| T6 | Justin Rose | 66 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −12 |
| T8 | Brooks Koepka | 68 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −10 |
| T8 | Bill Haas | 69 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −10 |
| T8 | Roberto Castro | 66 · 70 · 67 · 74 | 277 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1976-03-09, Roanoke, Virginia; USA; turned pro 1999; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 447 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am' (week 7/2016), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet