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Sunday 18 January 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Walker wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 January 2015 · Jimmy Walker’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,600,000 USD · Sony
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/23°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/23°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/22°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/22°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 25 · 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
- Scott Piercy USA · 266Closed with 66 but finished nine shots behind as Walker shot 62-63 on the weekend Jimmy Walker repeats at Sony Open (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jimmy Walker
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 January 2015
Just after Monday I was kind of wondering how things were going to go, but got over it, felt good.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 January 2015
I walked back up, and I told Aaron, I said, winning is hard. It just really is. You just never know.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 January 2015
He's one of the hottest players in the world. What he's done the last year or two years, nobody's catching him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Walker | 66 · 66 · 62 · 63 | 257 | −23 |
| 2 | Scott Piercy | 67 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Gary Woodland | 70 · 65 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T3 | Harris English | 66 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | 65 · 63 · 68 · 71 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Rory Sabbatini | 64 · 67 · 74 · 63 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Jerry Kelly | 73 · 62 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Zac Blair | 71 · 66 · 64 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Brian Davis | 66 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Shawn Stefani | 69 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Max Homa | 69 · 67 · 63 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Justin Thomas | 67 · 61 · 70 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1979-01-16, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; USA; turned pro 2001; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet