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Sunday 12 March 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Hadwin wins Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 March 2017 · Adam Hadwin’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,300,000 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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/19°C · wind 20 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/19°C · wind 21 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/18°C · wind 26 km/h N, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/19°C · wind 32 km/h E, gusts 46 · 0.2 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 Cantlay USA · 271ran off five birdies in six holes to catch Hadwin after his double bogey on 16, then leaked his approach to the 18th into a bunker, left the bunker shot short and missed a 15-foot par putt to force a playoff Adam Hadwin's win books spot at Masters, to delay honeymoon (AP via ESPN)
144 started · cut E, 69 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
Adam Hadwin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Adam Hadwin, Valspar Championship, March 12, 2017 (press conference)
12 March 2017
I've won at every TOUR level that I've been on, and now I can call myself a PGA TOUR winner.
ASAP Sports transcript: Adam Hadwin, Valspar Championship, March 12, 2017 (flash interview)
12 March 2017
I can't wait to take that first trip down Magnolia Lane and join Mackenzie (Hughes) and soak it all in.
ASAP Sports transcript: Patrick Cantlay, Valspar Championship, March 12, 2017
12 March 2017
I was just trying to catch him, that's what I was doing, and I caught him and gave it to him in the end.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Hadwin | 68 · 64 · 67 · 71 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Patrick Cantlay | 71 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Dominic Bozzelli | 67 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Jim Herman | 62 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| 5 | Tony Finau | 67 · 72 · 70 · 64 | 273 | −11 |
| 6 | Charl Schwartzel | 70 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Wesley Bryan | 68 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Henrik Stenson | 64 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Russell Henley | 64 · 71 · 75 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | John Huh | 69 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1987-11-02, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; CAN; turned pro 2009; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 98 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Valspar Championship' (week 10/2017), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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