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Sunday 13 March 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Schwartzel wins Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 March 2016 · Charl Schwartzel’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,100,000 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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/19°C · wind 28 km/h SSE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/19°C · wind 27 km/h SE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/19°C · wind 23 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/20°C · wind 24 km/h S, gusts 42 · 2.3 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
- Bill Haas USA · 277led by 2 with three holes left, bogeyed the 16th, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole with a bogey from a bunker Charl Schwartzel rallies, beats Bill Haas in Valspar playoff (AP, ESPN)
144 started · cut +3, 70 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
Charl Schwartzel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Charl Schwartzel, March 13, 2016
13 March 2016
You got to take the shots on and live with the consequence. I figured I'm going to take it on and it worked out really well.
ASAP Sports transcript: Charl Schwartzel, March 13, 2016
13 March 2016
I just needed to get over the hurdle of winning out here again
ASAP Sports transcript: Bill Haas, March 13, 2016
13 March 2016
That bunker shot, a 12 handicapper could have done that. That was pretty bad.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charl Schwartzel | 71 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| 2 | Bill Haas | 71 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| 3 | Ryan Moore | 70 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| 4 | Lee McCoy | 74 · 71 · 66 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T5 | Charles Howell III | 67 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T5 | Graham DeLaet | 72 · 66 · 68 · 75 | 281 | −3 |
| T7 | Louis Oosthuizen | 72 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
| T7 | Scott Brown | 70 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −2 |
| T7 | Patrick Reed | 71 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 282 | −2 |
| T7 | Steve Stricker | 71 · 66 · 72 · 73 | 282 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-31, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 32 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Valspar Championship' (week 11/2016), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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