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Sunday 20 October 2013PGA TourYear in Review
Simpson wins Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 October 2013 · Webb Simpson’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Shriners Hospitals for Children
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/8°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/11°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/10°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/10°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 22 · 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
- Ryo Ishikawa JPN · 266Closed with 65 to tie for second, six shots back; Simpson took a four-shot lead into the final round and birdied two of the first three holes Webb Simpson takes Shriners (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Jason Bohn USA · 266Closed with 66 to tie for second, six shots back Webb Simpson takes Shriners (Associated Press, via ESPN)
· cut -3, 71 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
TPC Summerlin, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Webb Simpson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 October 2013
And 18, the only thought I had was don't go left, and that's why I hit it 60 yards right.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 October 2013
Thankful that my wife came 2000 miles away from Charlotte to see me come up 18.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 October 2013
I really didn't see that board because of Webb. He runs so fast today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Webb Simpson | 64 · 63 · 67 · 66 | 260 | −24 |
| T2 | Ryo Ishikawa | 67 · 66 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | Jason Bohn | 67 · 64 · 69 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| 4 | Charley Hoffman | 66 · 70 · 67 · 64 | 267 | −17 |
| T5 | Troy Matteson | 67 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | Luke Guthrie | 69 · 64 · 71 · 64 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | Charles Howell III | 67 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | Chesson Hadley | 65 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
| T9 | Freddie Jacobson | 67 · 67 · 71 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| T9 | Ryan Moore | 69 · 63 · 69 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T9 | Jeff Overton | 63 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1985-08-08, Raleigh, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2008; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 24 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet