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Sunday 19 April 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Furyk wins RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 April 2015 · Jim Furyk’s win no. 17 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,900,000 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
12 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/16°C · wind 24 km/h NNE, gusts 41 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/17°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 26 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/19°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 24 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/20°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 42 · 7 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
- Kevin Kisner USA · 266birdied the 72nd hole to force a playoff and birdied 18 again on the first extra hole, but missed his birdie try at the 17th as Furyk holed from 12 feet Jim Furyk birdies both playoff holes to earn first PGA Tour win since 2010 (ESPN.com news services with The Associated Press, 2015-04-19)
132 started · cut E, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Furyk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jim Furyk interview, 2015-04-19 (ASAP Sports)
19 April 2015
I can't think of a more fitting place to kind of break that streak and get another win under my belt. This is my favorite event.
Jim Furyk birdies both playoff holes to earn first PGA Tour win since 2010 (ESPN.com news services with The Associated Press, 2015-04-19)
19 April 2015
But I was starting to feel like this game is beating me up, and the losing hurts a lot more than winning feels good
Kevin Kisner interview, 2015-04-19 (ASAP Sports)
19 April 2015
If I was told this morning I would shoot 64 this morning and lose, I would have taken it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Furyk | 71 · 64 · 68 · 63 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Kevin Kisner | 68 · 67 · 67 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| 3 | Troy Merritt | 69 · 61 · 69 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| 4 | Brendon Todd | 73 · 66 · 63 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| 6 | Sean O'Hair | 70 · 67 · 70 · 64 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Louis Oosthuizen | 69 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Branden Grace | 70 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Morgan Hoffmann | 68 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T9 | Bo Van Pelt | 69 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1970-05-12, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1992; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 1; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'RBC Heritage' (week 16/2015), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet