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Sunday 14 June 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Gómez wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee, USA · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 June 2015 · Fabián Gómez’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · FedEx
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/23°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 36 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/23°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 41 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/23°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 48 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/23°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 37 · 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
- Greg Owen ENG · 271started the final round tied for the lead with Gomez, bogeyed the 9th and the 14th and closed with a 70 to finish four behind Fabian Gomez shoots 4 under to earn first Tour victory (AP via ESPN)
· cut +1, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Fabián Gómez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 June 2015
if in some moment I feel a little nervous, I try to think in another thing and keep my mind blank and enjoy the round.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 June 2015
You know, I think that the breakpoint in my round was when I made birdie in No. 16 and Greg, my partner, made par.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 June 2015
I didn't hit one that far left in my life.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabián Gómez | 66 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | Greg Owen | 64 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | S.Y. Noh | 69 · 72 · 66 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Phil Mickelson | 68 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Michael Thompson | 69 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Matt Jones | 69 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Brooks Koepka | 64 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T8 | Billy Horschel | 71 · 67 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Boo Weekley | 67 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Russell Knox | 70 · 64 · 73 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T8 | Chad Campbell | 69 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1978-10-27, Chaco, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 2001; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 288 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet