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Sunday 24 January 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Dufner wins CareerBuilder Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation
PGA West, La Quinta, California · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 January 2016 · Jason Dufner’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,800,000 USD · CareerBuilder
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/11°C · wind 8 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/10°C · wind 6 km/h ENE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/10°C · wind 7 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/11°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 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
- David Lingmerth SWE · 263shot a bogey-free 65 to force a playoff, then hit his approach on the second extra hole off the rocks into the water Jason Dufner survives playoff to earn first PGA Tour win since 2013 (AP, ESPN)
156 started · cut -9, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
CareerBuilder Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation
PGA West (TPC Stadium Course; rotation with Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club), PGA West, La Quinta, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Dufner
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jason Dufner survives playoff to earn first PGA Tour win since 2013 (AP, ESPN)
24 January 2016
I like those situation putts. It's kind of like what we see in the Presidents Cup in match play. Because if I miss it, there's no next putt
ASAP Sports transcript: Jason Dufner, January 24, 2016
24 January 2016
17, probably hit one of the worst shots I've hit all week. It's a tough hole. It's a little bit intimidating.
ASAP Sports transcript: David Lingmerth, January 24, 2016
24 January 2016
It really wasn't a bad swing, I don't think, I should have probably choked up a little bit more on the grip
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Dufner | 64 · 65 · 64 · 70 | 263 | −25 |
| 2 | David Lingmerth | 68 · 68 · 62 · 65 | 263 | −25 |
| T3 | Kevin Na | 71 · 66 · 62 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Phil Mickelson | 68 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Andrew Loupe | 66 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| T6 | Luke List | 68 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| T6 | Adam Hadwin | 66 · 66 · 64 · 72 | 268 | −20 |
| T6 | Jamie Lovemark | 65 · 65 · 65 · 73 | 268 | −20 |
| T9 | Si Woo Kim | 67 · 71 · 64 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T9 | Bill Haas | 66 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1977-03-24, Cleveland, Ohio; USA; turned pro 2000; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 120 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'CareerBuilder Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation' (week 4/2016), OWGR player profile).
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