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Sunday 1 February 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Koepka wins Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 29 January to Sunday 1 February 2015 · Brooks Koepka’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,300,000 USD · Waste Management
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 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/13°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/13°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 22.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/12°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 21 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/9°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 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
- Hideki Matsuyama JPN · 270took the lead on the 13th, three-putted the 14th for his first bogey in 44 holes, then missed an 18-foot putt on the 18th to force a playoff; 67 Koepka earns 1st PGA Tour win (AP, ESPN)
- Bubba Watson USA · 270tied for the lead with birdies on 12 and 13, then three-putted from over 100 feet on the drivable 17th for par; 65 Koepka earns 1st PGA Tour win (AP, ESPN)
- Ryan Palmer USA · 270had birdie chances on each of the last three holes and converted none; 66 Koepka earns 1st PGA Tour win (AP, ESPN)
132 started · cut +1, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brooks Koepka
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Brooks Koepka, February 1, 2015
1 February 2015
At Frys, I can't remember who I was playing with, final round, someone had holed out on the first hole, also. My caddie just looked at me, and he said, Here we go again.
Koepka earns 1st PGA Tour win (AP, ESPN)
1 February 2015
I didn't think I would work my way up this quickly, but playing the Challenge and European tours led to this. And especially the failure I've had. I can't tell you how much I learned from that.
Koepka earns 1st PGA Tour win (AP, ESPN)
1 February 2015
I just couldn't do anything after that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | 71 · 68 · 64 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Bubba Watson | 65 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Ryan Palmer | 64 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Hideki Matsuyama | 69 · 71 · 63 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Jon Rahm | 70 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Martin Laird | 66 · 66 · 68 · 72 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Freddie Jacobson | 68 · 73 · 68 · 64 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Jordan Spieth | 70 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Graham DeLaet | 67 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Brandt Snedeker | 70 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Brian Stuard | 72 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Robert Streb | 66 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Daniel Berger | 65 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Zach Johnson | 66 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1990-05-03, Wellington, Florida; USA; turned pro 2012; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 33 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Waste Management Phoenix Open' (week 5/2015), OWGR player profile).
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