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Monday 1 September 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Kirk wins Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts · Friday 29 August to Monday 1 September 2014 · Chris Kirk’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · Deutsche Bank · Friday–Monday event; final round played Monday, September 1 (Labor Day)
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/12°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/11°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/18°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 52 · 6.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/22°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 3 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
- Billy Horschel USA · 271in the fairway on the par-5 18th with a chance to force a playoff or win, chunked a 6-iron that barely reached the hazard and bogeyed for 69 Chris Kirk bolsters Ryder Cup case (ESPN)
- Russell Henley USA · 27154-hole leader; closed with 70 Chris Kirk bolsters Ryder Cup case (ESPN)
- Geoff Ogilvy AUS · 271last of the 100 qualifiers, went 65-65 on the weekend without a bogey but finished two back Chris Kirk bolsters Ryder Cup case (ESPN)
93 started · cut +3, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris Kirk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 September 2014
But I just told my caddie, I said this isn't any fun. This is no fun, I don't feel like going to hit balls, I'll see you tomorrow.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 September 2014
Shows you how ridiculous this game is to come out and play three rounds, 66, 64, 66 to win, is beyond belief.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 September 2014
Yeah, winning the Deutsche Bank and going No. 1 in FedExCup, and $1.4 million, that's plenty for me for one day.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Kirk | 73 · 66 · 64 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Geoff Ogilvy | 70 · 71 · 65 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Billy Horschel | 69 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Russell Henley | 70 · 66 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | John Senden | 69 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | 70 · 69 · 64 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Martin Kaymer | 71 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Jason Day | 66 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Carl Pettersson | 67 · 73 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Jimmy Walker | 70 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Robert Streb | 73 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Chesson Hadley | 66 · 73 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Bill Haas | 67 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | S.Y. Noh | 69 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Webb Simpson | 66 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1985-05-08, Knoxville, Tennessee; USA; turned pro 2007; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 45 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet