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Sunday 11 October 2015Team cupsYear in Review
United States wins Presidents Cup
Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, Incheon, South Korea · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 October 2015
Headline from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/15°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 33 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/14°C · wind 21 km/h WNW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/12°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 46 · 6.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/10°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 48 · 4.5 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
- International · 14½Trailed by one entering the singles (8½–9½); Bae Sang-moon needed to win the 18th in the final match to halve the Cup but mishit his chip and lost 2 down to Bill Haas 2015 Presidents Cup (Wikipedia)
24 started
Same week
Team cup
Presidents Cup
Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, Incheon, South Korea
2 of 5 researched
Winner
United States
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 October 2015
I said, "Come on, Bill, win one for your mom here. Your mom deserves this."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 October 2015
That was the hardest position I've felt on the golf course in my career. So it feels good to hang on and hit some good shots down the stretch.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 October 2015
I can't tell you what it's like to bring eight countries together, eight individuals, speak six different languages, different cultures, and we all came here for the good of the game to play golf.
Top 10
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The golfer
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What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet