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Sunday 26 July 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Day wins RBC Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario, Canada · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 July 2015 · Jason Day’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,800,000 USD · RBC
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/15°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/20°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/18°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 16 · 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
- Bubba Watson USA · 272birdied his last four holes for a 69 but his eagle chip on the 18th missed, one shot short of a playoff Jason Day ends on 3-hole birdie run to snatch Canadian Open victory (AP via ESPN)
- David Hearn CAN · 273led by two entering the final round, shot 72 and finished third, two back, in a bid to be the first Canadian winner in 61 years Jason Day ends on 3-hole birdie run to snatch Canadian Open victory (AP via ESPN)
· cut -2, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Day
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 July 2015
My dad used to say never say die all the time, and that's what I remember every time I play golf is I'm going to keep fighting.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 July 2015
First thing I said was I've got to get to the hole this time. That's what I said in my head.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 July 2015
No, no, I'm not worried about the crowd. I'm half Canadian.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Day | 68 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Bubba Watson | 68 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 3 | David Hearn | 69 · 64 · 68 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Jim Furyk | 68 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Stewart Cink | 68 · 73 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Tom Hoge | 70 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Adam Hadwin | 74 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Matt Kuchar | 69 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Austin Cook | 68 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Charley Hoffman | 71 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1987-11-12, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2006; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet