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Sunday 20 April 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Kuchar wins RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 April 2014 · Matt Kuchar’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,800,000 USD · RBC
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 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/11°C · wind 27 km/h NE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/15°C · wind 37 km/h NE, gusts 67 · 38.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/13°C · wind 31 km/h NNE, gusts 60 · 24.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/13°C · wind 31 km/h N, gusts 52 · 0.3 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
- Luke Donald ENG · 274started the final round with a two-shot lead and shot 69, with a double bogey after driving out of bounds at the 6th and a bogey from the water at the 10th; after Kuchar holed his bunker shot at 18 he missed a 28-foot birdie putt at 17 and a chip at 18 Matt Kuchar rallies for Heritage win (Associated Press via ESPN, 2014-04-20)
132 started · cut +4, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Matt Kuchar
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Matt Kuchar interview, 2014-04-20 (ASAP Sports)
20 April 2014
I always believe in a golfing God. I all believe that if I keep plugging away, things are going to go my way.
Matt Kuchar interview, 2014-04-20 (ASAP Sports)
20 April 2014
I heard the crowd go crazy when the thing disappeared. I went crazy myself. It was just an incredible feeling.
Luke Donald interview, 2014-04-20 (ASAP Sports)
20 April 2014
And I think that's why we admire Tiger so much, because he is so good at closing it down when he had the lead.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Kuchar | 66 · 73 · 70 · 64 | 273 | −11 |
| 2 | Luke Donald | 70 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Ben Martin | 69 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | John Huh | 71 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T5 | Scott Brown | 70 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Brian Stuard | 69 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T7 | Brian Harman | 69 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Jim Furyk | 71 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | William McGirt | 66 · 76 · 71 · 66 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Rory Sabbatini | 69 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Russell Knox | 69 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1978-06-21, Winter Park, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2000; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'RBC Heritage' (week 16/2014), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet