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Sunday 27 September 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Spieth wins Tour Championship by Coca-Cola
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 September 2015 · Jordan Spieth’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,250,000 USD · Coca-Cola
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/16°C · wind 21 km/h ENE, gusts 39 · 10.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/16°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 37 · 22 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/18°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 7.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/19°C · wind 23 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 0.9 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
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 275one shot behind after 54 holes; lost ground as Spieth birdied 8, 9 and 11, shanked from the 17th fairway for a double bogey, then holed a 60-foot birdie putt on 18 for 72 and a share of second Jordan Spieth closes with 1-under 69 to capture FedEx Cup, $10M bonus (ESPN/AP)
- Danny Lee NZL · 275closed with 65 to tie for second, four shots back Jordan Spieth closes with 1-under 69 to capture FedEx Cup, $10M bonus (ESPN/AP)
- Justin Rose ENG · 275closed with 66 to tie for second, four shots back Jordan Spieth closes with 1-under 69 to capture FedEx Cup, $10M bonus (ESPN/AP)
29 started, 28 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tour Championship by Coca-Cola
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jordan Spieth
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 September 2015
Looks like it's going to swing and I think that that cut kind of the knees out, the legs out from under him with that putt going in.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 September 2015
That's what Michael told me we did this week. When we were going to 18 tee box, he said, you did this with your head this week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 September 2015
I'm kind of in between clubs and we decided to go for a chippy 8, and I feel like I got so much club in my hand and I quit on it and hit a block shank into the crowds
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Spieth | 68 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T2 | Danny Lee | 69 · 72 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T2 | Justin Rose | 70 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T2 | Henrik Stenson | 63 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 275 | −5 |
| T5 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 72 · 71 · 64 | 276 | −4 |
| T5 | Bubba Watson | 70 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −4 |
| T5 | Paul Casey | 65 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | J.B. Holmes | 68 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −3 |
| T8 | Zach Johnson | 66 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −3 |
| T10 | Matt Kuchar | 71 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −2 |
| T10 | Jason Day | 69 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1993-07-27, Dallas, Texas; USA; turned pro 2012; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 2; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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