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Monday 16 September 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins BMW Championship
Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA · Thursday 12 to Monday 16 September 2013 · Zach Johnson’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · BMW · rain: final round could not be completed Sunday September 15 and finished Monday September 16
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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 27 km/h NNW, gusts 55 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 25 km/h N, gusts 45 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/10°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/14°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 36 · 11.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R516°/11°C · wind 25 km/h NNE, gusts 44 · 0.1 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
- Nick Watney USA · 270closed with a 64 and was tied for the lead until Johnson birdied the 16th and 17th Zach Johnson rallies to win BMW (AP via ESPN)
- Jim Furyk USA · 271led by one entering the final round and by two after a birdie at the 10th, then played the last eight holes in 2 over for a 71 to finish third Zach Johnson rallies to win BMW (AP via ESPN)
70 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Conway Farms Golf Club, Conway Farms Golf Club, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Zach Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 September 2013
I never got up out of a chair. I ate 15 times in dining yesterday. The whole day was trying.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 September 2013
No, I'm not going to try to win that $10 million. I'm going to try to play good rounds of golf Thursday through Sunday.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 September 2013
I knew I needed a big day, and I was a bit nervous just because I felt like there was a lot on the line.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach Johnson | 64 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Nick Watney | 67 · 69 · 70 · 64 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | Jim Furyk | 72 · 59 · 69 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Luke Donald | 70 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Jason Day | 71 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Hunter Mahan | 68 · 73 · 65 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Steve Stricker | 66 · 71 · 64 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Matt Jones | 69 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Charl Schwartzel | 66 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Brandt Snedeker | 63 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1976-02-24, Iowa City, Iowa; USA; turned pro 1998; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 1; world No. 24 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet