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Sunday 13 July 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Harman wins John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois, USA · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 July 2014 · Brian Harman’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,700,000 USD · John Deere
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/15°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/17°C · wind 22 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/21°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 5.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/19°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 35 · 8.1 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
- Zach Johnson USA · 263started three behind and caught Harman by the 14th with the day's best round, a 64, but Harman birdied 14, 15 and 16 to pull away Brian Harman wins by 1 stroke (AP via ESPN)
· cut -2, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brian Harman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 July 2014
I just wanted to give my caddie a big ol' hug. We've been through so much this year, so many ups and downs, and he's always had faith in me
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 July 2014
I just kept doing that and kept doing that and kept doing that and just hoping the holes were going to run out.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 July 2014
he's always been known as just kind of a gritty player that plays pretty simple golf. To me it was just a matter of time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Harman | 63 · 68 · 65 · 66 | 262 | −22 |
| 2 | Zach Johnson | 63 · 67 · 69 · 64 | 263 | −21 |
| T3 | Jhonattan Vegas | 69 · 68 · 63 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| T3 | Jerry Kelly | 66 · 68 · 65 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| T5 | Tim Clark | 72 · 63 · 64 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| T5 | Scott Brown | 67 · 70 · 61 · 68 | 266 | −18 |
| T7 | Bo Van Pelt | 67 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | Jordan Spieth | 71 · 64 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | Ryan Moore | 66 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | Johnson Wagner | 66 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1987-01-19, Savannah, Georgia; USA; turned pro 2009; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 115 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet