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Sunday 7 September 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Horschel wins BMW Championship
Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 September 2014 · Billy Horschel’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · BMW
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 35 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 31 · 7.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/11°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/11°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 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
- Bubba Watson USA · 268closed with 66 but never truly threatened the lead; missed a 25-foot birdie putt on 18 that would have drawn him within one Billy Horschel wins BMW title (ESPN)
69 started, 66 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Billy Horschel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 September 2014
I think this win means a lot more just because I didn't have -- I wasn't, I didn't have my great stuff, and I was able to grind something out and get a victory at the end of the day.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 September 2014
You want to keep saying negative things to me that just adds fuel to my fire, and I'm just going to stick it to you every time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 September 2014
I'm sure the whole world saw me sprint, but I had to go to the bathroom, and I had been holding it for way too many holes
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Horschel | 68 · 66 · 63 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Bubba Watson | 70 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| 3 | Morgan Hoffmann | 72 · 72 · 62 · 63 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Jim Furyk | 70 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 64 · 72 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Rickie Fowler | 71 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Ryan Palmer | 69 · 64 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −9 |
| T8 | Adam Scott | 71 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 67 · 72 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Jordan Spieth | 67 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1986-12-07, Grant, Florida; USA; turned pro 2009; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 45 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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