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Sunday 24 April 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Hoffman wins Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio, Oaks Course, San Antonio, Texas · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 April 2016 · Charley Hoffman’s win no. 4 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
13 h 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/18°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 5.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/14°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/15°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 41 · 8.4 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 · 277playing alongside Hoffman, missed birdie putts inside 8 feet on 16 and 17, then birdied 18 only for Hoffman to match it from 10 feet Charley Hoffman's clutch birdie putt on 18th wins Texas Open (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2016-04-24)
· cut E, 71 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
Charley Hoffman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Charley Hoffman interview, 2016-04-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 April 2016
It's been a rough month and a half and that's where, "It's about time" comes from.
Charley Hoffman interview, 2016-04-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 April 2016
I said to myself, "Let's finish this here, let's not play anymore." I actually didn't know what the group behind us, if they could make eagle or tie.
Patrick Reed interview, 2016-04-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 April 2016
With the way I was hitting the ball on Friday, the way I hit the ball Saturday and, you know, today was missing a lot of short putts, I'm shocked I even had a chance.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Hoffman | 66 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Patrick Reed | 65 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 3 | Chad Collins | 73 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Kevin Chappell | 71 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Ryan Palmer | 68 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Billy Horschel | 70 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Martin Piller | 70 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Ricky Barnes | 68 · 70 · 67 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Tom Hoge | 76 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Branden Grace | 72 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Harold Varner III | 69 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Jon Curran | 70 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1976-12-27, San Diego, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2000; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 57 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Valero Texas Open' (week 17/2016), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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