Notebook, Round 4: AT&T National
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Justin Rose (70) finished 10-under 270 to record a one-stroke victory over Ryan Moore at the 2010 AT&T National. The victory is the second in the last three starts (the Memorial Tournament) for the 29-year-old. He joins Jim Furyk and Ernie Els as the season's only multiple winners.
Justin Rose
• With the victory, Justin Rose collects 500 points and moves from No. 14 to No. 2 in the FedExCup standings, with 1,542 points. Ernie Els maintains his lead for the 15th consecutive week, with 1,751 points.
• Justin Rose's name has now been atop the leaderboard in eight out of his last 12 rounds on TOUR: the Memorial (Rds. 1, 4), Travelers Championship (Rds. 1, 2, 3) and the AT&T National (Rds. 2, 3, 4).
• Justin Rose and Bubba Watson finished as the top two players, not previously eligible, from a cumulative money list taken from the PLAYERS Championship and the five TOUR events leading up to and including the 2010 AT&T National, to gain entry into the 2010 British Open.
• This is Rose's first victory in six attempts when carrying the lead/co-lead into the final round of a TOUR event:
Rose's win by the numbers: The victory is the 11th this season by a player in his 20s, compared to just seven in 2009...Win is the 14th this season by an international player (12 players), and the 8th in the last 10 events.
• Prior to Sunday, Justin Rose's last three-putt came at the 14th hole in the first round of the 2010 Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. Since Colonial, he played 274 holes without a three-putt before doing so on Nos. 10 and 11 on Sunday. Brian Gay holds the longest streak this season, going 286 holes without a three-putt.
Ryan Moore
• Ryan Moore has now posted a runner-up finish in five out of his last six years on TOUR (2010 • AT&T National, 2008 HP Byron Nelson Championship, 2007 Memorial Tournament, 2006 Travelers Championship, 2005 RBC Canadian Open). The one year during that stretch that he failed to record a second-place finish was the same year he posted his only victory (2009 Wyndham Championship).
• With Justin Rose getting into the British Open off of the mini-money list mentioned above, Ryan Moore gains entry into the 2010 British Open as the top finisher in the top 5 at the AT&T National not otherwise eligible.
• Defending champion Tiger Woods posted a final-round 71 to finish T46 at 4-over 284. Twenty-two of his 71 career victories have been successful title defenses.
• The 2010 AT&T National represents just the fourth time in Tiger Woods' career that he has failed to break par in a single round when playing a full 72 holes or 90 holes (non-major) on the PGA TOUR. The list is as follows:
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• Factoring in Major Championships, Tiger Woods has failed to record at least one sub-par round 10 times when playing a full 72 or 90 holes on the PGA TOUR, adding in the following tournaments to the previous list (2007 Masters, 2003 PGA Championship, 1999 British Open, 1998 U.S. Open, 1997 PGA Championship and the 1995 Masters as an amateur).
• This week represented the sixth start for Woods in 2010, with top-10 finishes at the Masters Tournament (T4) and the U.S. Open (T4). In 1998, he won the BellSouth Classic in his ninth start -- his longest stretch to start a season before winning. Here's a breakdown of his career:
1996 -- won in 8th start (three amateur and five professional) starts
1997 -- won in 1st start
1998 -- won in 9th start (longest to start a season before winning)
1999 -- won in 4th start
2000 -- won in 1st start
2001 -- won in 6th start
2002 -- won in 6th start
2003 -- won in 1st start
2004 -- won in 4th start
2005 -- won in 2nd start
2006 -- won in 1st start
2007 -- won in 1st start
2008 -- won in 1st start
2009 -- won in 4th start
2010 -- winless through six starts
Additional Player Notes
• Sean O'Hair, a resident of West Chester, Pa., and an Aronimink member, recorded a final-round 69 to finish T11. It is his fourth top-12 finish in five starts and his third consecutive.
• West Chester, PA native Jim Furyk finished T33 after a final-round 74. The host of the Exelon Invitational, a one-day charity event in the Philadelphia area from 1998-2009, is currently ranked fourth in the current FedExCup standings and has two wins on the season.
• Ricky Barnes has now finished inside the top 30 in his last five starts on TOUR (T7--Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, T3--the Memorial, T27--U.S. Open, T5--Travelers, T16--AT&T National).
• Vijay Singh finished T9 for his second top-10 finish of the season in 17 starts (T4-Honda Classic).
Miscellaneous Stats
• Justin Rose's victory is the 12th of the season out of 27 stroke-play events by a 54-hole leaders/co-leader, snapping a streak of five consecutive come-from-behind winners on TOUR. The last 54-hole leader to hang on for victory was Jason Day at the HP Byron Nelson Championship.
• Two of the four AT&T National champions have held the 54-hole lead (Tiger Woods in 2009 and Rose in 2010).
• The 2010 AT&T National represented the first PGA TOUR event in the Philadelphia area since Waynesborough Country Club hosted the 2002 SEI Pennsylvania Classic (won by Dan Forsman).
• By the numbers: Jim Furyk (T33) and Justin Leonard (T60) carded final-round scores of 74 and 73, respectively, in their 1,501st career round on the PGA TOUR...Bob Estes, playing in his 566th PGA TOUR event, recorded his 400th made cut on TOUR this week and finished 32nd...Nathan Green had the only hole-in-one of the week with an ace in the first round on the 159-yard fifth hole (8-iron).
• Jeff Overton (3rd) was the only player in the field to post all four rounds in the 60s this week (68-68-69-67).
AT&T National stat leaders:
Driving Distance: Tiger Woods 326.3 yards
Driving Accuracy: Jason Dufner, John Mallinger 43 of 56, 76.79 %
Greens in Regulation: Kris Blanks, John Merrick 57 of 72, 79.17 %
Putts per Round: Charlie Wi 26.50
Bogey-free rounds:
R1 -- Nick Watney (66), Brett Quigley (67), Carl Pettersson (67), Bob Estes (68)
R2 -- Justin Rose (64), Charlie Wi (65)
R3 -- Webb Simpson (68)
R4 -- J.B. Holmes (66), Jeff Overton (67)
• The par-5 16th hole played the easiest this week with a 4.619 average, while the par-3 eighth played the toughest at 3.297.
• The par-3 17th hole -- this week's Kodak Challenge hole -- played to an average of 3.189. Rickie Fowler maintains a two-stroke lead in the season-long competition.
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