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Sunday 24 March 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Casey wins Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 March 2019 · Paul Casey’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,700,000 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
12 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/17°C · wind 32 km/h NW, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/17°C · wind 32 km/h NW, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/16°C · wind 18 km/h N, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/18°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 29 · 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
- Louis Oosthuizen RSA · 277shared the lead on the back nine but bogeyed the 16th after hitting a fairway metal from behind the green too firmly and missing an 8-foot par putt; closed with 69 Casey first to win back-to-back titles at Valspar (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2019-03-24)
- Jason Kokrak USA · 277shared the lead on the back nine but came up short of the 18th green and missed an 8-foot par putt to fall one behind; closed with 71 Casey first to win back-to-back titles at Valspar (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2019-03-24)
144 started · cut +1, 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
Paul Casey
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Paul Casey, Valspar Championship, March 24, 2019 (champion's press conference)
24 March 2019
I wanted to win again this year, that was kind of the top of the list, so I've done it. I'll have to look at what the second goal is.
ASAP Sports transcript: Paul Casey, Valspar Championship, March 24, 2019
24 March 2019
I'm not the longest guy out here but I can still shift it for an old guy.
ASAP Sports transcript: Louis Oosthuizen, Valspar Championship, March 24, 2019
24 March 2019
I hit four good tee shots on 16 and I bogeyed it all four days, so I would love to come back next year and try and make a par on that hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | 70 · 66 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| T2 | Louis Oosthuizen | 70 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | Jason Kokrak | 69 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Bubba Watson | 69 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Sungjae Im | 70 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Jon Rahm | 71 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Ryan Armour | 70 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 69 · 67 · 74 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Denny McCarthy | 68 · 74 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T9 | Austin Cook | 69 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T9 | Scott Stallings | 69 · 68 · 70 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T9 | Luke Donald | 67 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1977-07-21, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England; ENG; turned pro 2000; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Valspar Championship' (week 12/2019), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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