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Sunday 5 April 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Holmes wins Shell Houston Open
Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 April 2015 · J.B. Holmes’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,600,000 USD · Shell
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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/20°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 54 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 46 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/18°C · wind 20 km/h NE, gusts 40 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/16°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 35 · 6.5 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
- Johnson Wagner USA · 272in the field on a sponsor's exemption, birdied 18 to join the playoff, then lipped out a short par putt (about 6 feet) on the second extra hole J.B. Holmes shoots 64, takes Houston Open in playoff (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-04-05)
- Jordan Spieth USA · 27254-hole leader by a stroke, holed an 11 1/2-foot putt on 18 to join the playoff but was eliminated on the first extra hole after hitting his approach into a bunker and catching the bunker shot fat J.B. Holmes shoots 64, takes Houston Open in playoff (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-04-05)
144 started · cut -4, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Shell Houston Open
Golf Club of Houston, Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
J.B. Holmes
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
J.B. Holmes interview, 2015-04-05 (ASAP Sports)
5 April 2015
No, not even the best round of golf I had this year.
J.B. Holmes shoots 64, takes Houston Open in playoff (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-04-05)
5 April 2015
I knew I had to play a really low round and I started out great
Johnson Wagner interview, 2015-04-05 (ASAP Sports)
5 April 2015
The Shell Houston Open is one of maybe four regular Tour events that I would consider my Majors.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.B. Holmes | 65 · 70 · 73 · 64 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Johnson Wagner | 69 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Jordan Spieth | 69 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 4 | Russell Henley | 69 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Brendon de Jonge | 73 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Cameron Tringale | 68 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Keegan Bradley | 70 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Charles Howell III | 66 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 9 | Paul Casey | 68 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 10 | Scott Piercy | 63 · 74 · 66 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1982-04-26, Campbellsville, Kentucky, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2005; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Shell Houston Open' (week 14/2015), OWGR player profile).
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