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Sunday 24 May 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Kirk wins Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 May 2015 · Chris Kirk’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD · Crowne Plaza
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 38 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/16°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 36 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/21°C · wind 26 km/h SSE, gusts 51 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/20°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 54 · 23.2 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
- Brandt Snedeker USA · 269playing alongside Kirk, his 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole slid by; closed with 67 Clutch par on 18 gives Chris Kirk 1-shot Colonial victory over Spieth, others (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-05-24)
- Jordan Spieth USA · 269three-putted from 50 feet for bogey at the par-3 16th after a wrong club choice, then birdied 18 from 20 feet to finish a shot back Clutch par on 18 gives Chris Kirk 1-shot Colonial victory over Spieth, others (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-05-24)
- Jason Bohn USA · 269closing 63 with six straight front-nine birdies, but his 28-foot birdie putt on 18 lipped out Clutch par on 18 gives Chris Kirk 1-shot Colonial victory over Spieth, others (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-05-24)
122 started · cut +1, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris Kirk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Chris Kirk interview, 2015-05-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 May 2015
My first three wins on Tour have all been little tap-ins on the last hole, so to step up and make a putt that I knew was to win is something I'll never forget.
Chris Kirk interview, 2015-05-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 May 2015
Thankfully the house costs a lot less than what that check was for so I think I'll be all right.
Brandt Snedeker interview, 2015-05-24 (ASAP Sports)
24 May 2015
I've seen that putt hit here a thousand times, I know exactly how you're supposed to hit it and it was my worst putt of the day
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Kirk | 68 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Jason Bohn | 69 · 69 · 68 · 63 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Jordan Spieth | 64 · 73 · 67 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T2 | Brandt Snedeker | 67 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Pat Perez | 69 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Adam Hadwin | 69 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Kevin Kisner | 67 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | George McNeill | 65 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Ian Poulter | 65 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | Colt Knost | 66 · 73 · 66 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Ben Martin | 66 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Danny Lee | 66 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Jerry Kelly | 67 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Rory Sabbatini | 67 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Brian Harman | 68 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Charley Hoffman | 66 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Kevin Na | 64 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1985-05-08, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2007; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 23 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial' (week 21/2015), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet