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Sunday 10 August 2014PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins PGA Championship
Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 August 2014 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,000,000 USD · 96th PGA Championship; final round finished in near darkness after a two-hour rain delay
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/20°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/18°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 34 · 13.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/21°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 24 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 21 · 13.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- PGA Championship
1916–2026 in our record, 108 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Phil Mickelson USA · 269Closed with a 66 and shared the back-nine lead, but bogeyed the 16th and his chip for an eagle to tie at the 18th came within inches McIlroy rallies to earn 2nd PGA win (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +1, 73 made it
Same week
Men's major
PGA Championship
Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Phil Mickelson
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 August 2014
It was lucky, it really was. You need a little bit of luck in major championships to win and that was my lucky break.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 August 2014
But then to win a fourth major here, to be one behind Phil, one behind Seve, level with Ernie, level with Raymond Floyd; I mean, I never thought I'd get this far at 25 years of age.
AP via ESPN
10 August 2014
He's better than everyone else right now
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 66 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Rickie Fowler | 69 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | 66 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Jim Furyk | 66 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Ryan Palmer | 65 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Victor Dubuisson | 69 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 70 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Mikko Ilonen | 67 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Hunter Mahan | 70 · 71 · 65 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Steve Stricker | 69 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Jimmy Walker | 69 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 4; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile)).
What’s in the bag
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