Golf Network News
Sunday 9 August 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Henry wins Barracuda Championship
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 August 2015 · J.J. Henry’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,100,000 USD · Barracuda
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/13°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/13°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 3.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/10°C · wind 7 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/14°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 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
- Kyle Reifers USA · 47 pointsposted 47 with a 22-point final round including three eagles in the last six holes, matched Henry's birdie on the first playoff hole, then missed a 10-footer after Henry's eagle on the second J.J. Henry outlasts Kyle Reifers in Barracuda Championship playoff (ESPN/AP)
Same week
PGA Tour event
Barracuda Championship
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
J.J. Henry
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2015
I'm saying to myself, Gosh, what do I have to do to win a tournament again?
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2015
Hopefully this will springboard me for kind of the second half of the my career, if you will, now that I'm 40 years old.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2015
Kind of got iced there on 18. It makes you think about everything.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.J. Henry | 47 points | |
| 2 | Kyle Reifers | 47 points | |
| 3 | Patrick Rodgers | 46 points | |
| 4 | Andres Gonzales | 43 points | |
| 5 | David Toms | 42 points | |
| 6 | Retief Goosen | ||
| T7 | Steve Flesch | ||
| T7 | Brendan Steele | ||
| T7 | Derek Fathauer | ||
| T10 | Colt Knost | ||
| T10 | Will Wilcox | ||
| T10 | Tom Hoge |
The golfer
born 1975-04-02, Fairfield, Connecticut; USA; turned pro 1998; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 426 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet