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Monday 12 January 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Reed wins Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii · Friday 9 to Monday 12 January 2015 · Patrick Reed’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,700,000 USD · Hyundai · Friday–Monday format (used 2012–2015, Wikipedia); opening round Friday, January 9, final round and playoff Monday, January 12 (AP)
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/21°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/22°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/21°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/22°C · wind 22 km/h SW, 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
- Jimmy Walker USA · 271Led by three with five to play, bogeyed the 14th, missed an 18-foot birdie putt to win in regulation, then chipped over the green on the first playoff hole Patrick Reed wins 2015 opener (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 33 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Hyundai Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Patrick Reed
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 January 2015
I don't know. I haven't been in many. I haven't lost one as a professional. I've only been in two, Jordan and Jimmy.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 January 2015
I mean my play at Gleneagles was awesome. You know, I live for that kind of stuff where I can go head to head against somebody and just go out and try to, you know, try to dominate the field.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 January 2015
Yeah, you feel pressure. I mean gees, you're trying to win a golf tournament. So yeah, you feel pressure.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Reed | 67 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −21 |
| 2 | Jimmy Walker | 67 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −21 |
| T3 | Jason Day | 70 · 69 · 71 · 62 | 272 | −20 |
| T3 | Russell Henley | 65 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −20 |
| T3 | Hideki Matsuyama | 70 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −20 |
| 6 | Sangmoon Bae | 66 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −18 |
| 7 | Zach Johnson | 68 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 275 | −17 |
| T8 | Robert Streb | 67 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −16 |
| T8 | Brendon Todd | 69 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −16 |
| 10 | Bubba Watson | 70 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-05, San Antonio, Texas; USA; turned pro 2011; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 23 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet