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Sunday 19 October 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Martin wins Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 October 2014 · Ben Martin’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · Shriners Hospitals for Children
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 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/16°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/14°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/16°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 26 · 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
- Kevin Streelman USA · 266Ran off five birdies in six holes to take the lead, but Martin eagled 16 and Streelman missed a 5-foot birdie putt at 18, closing with 65 Martin gets first PGA win in 56 starts (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 71 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
TPC Summerlin, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ben Martin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 October 2014
that's something that I always tell myself, that I'm a finisher, and to win tournaments you have to finish, so it was cool to do it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 October 2014
I was actually scared because I hooked my last two drives coming into 15, so I was scared of hooking it over there on the rocks
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 October 2014
No, I've had some nice wins where I've come from behind, so I tried to get the young pup and tried to put a little heat on him and just didn't have enough firepower.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Martin | 68 · 66 · 62 · 68 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Kevin Streelman | 71 · 67 · 63 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| 3 | Russell Knox | 65 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
| T4 | Brooks Koepka | 69 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Webb Simpson | 69 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Jimmy Walker | 69 · 69 · 62 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| T7 | Tony Finau | 68 · 65 · 70 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | David Hearn | 70 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Scott Piercy | 67 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T10 | Adam Hadwin | 67 · 72 · 69 · 63 | 271 | −13 |
| T10 | Robert Streb | 71 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T10 | Scott Brown | 70 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T10 | Hideki Matsuyama | 66 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T10 | Brandt Snedeker | 67 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T10 | Spencer Levin | 71 · 63 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1987-08-26, Greenwood, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2010; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 88 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet