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Sunday 17 May 2015PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Wells Fargo Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 May 2015 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,100,000 USD · Wells Fargo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/16°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/17°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/17°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/19°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 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
- Patrick Rodgers USA · 274on a sponsor exemption, got within three shots after a birdie at 15 but played the last two holes in 3 over, including a double bogey after finding water off the 17th tee McIlroy finishes 21-under, wins Wells Fargo Championship (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-05-17)
- Webb Simpson USA · 274started four behind but went out in 37 with a three-putt double bogey at the par-3 sixth and closed with 72 McIlroy finishes 21-under, wins Wells Fargo Championship (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-05-17)
156 started · cut E, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wells Fargo Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Rory McIlroy interview, 2015-05-17 (ASAP Sports)
17 May 2015
Back in 2012 when I got to World No. 1 I felt like I got a little bit complacent and had to rededicate myself a little bit.
Rory McIlroy interview, 2015-05-17 (ASAP Sports)
17 May 2015
It's sort of like my fifth Major this year.
Patrick Rodgers interview, 2015-05-17 (ASAP Sports)
17 May 2015
It was a lot of fun being out there, pushing Rory a little bit.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 70 · 67 · 61 · 69 | 267 | −21 |
| T2 | Patrick Rodgers | 68 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Webb Simpson | 67 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Gary Woodland | 70 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Phil Mickelson | 71 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Robert Streb | 65 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Geoff Ogilvy | 69 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Justin Thomas | 69 · 73 · 65 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Kevin Streelman | 69 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Jason Bohn | 72 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Shawn Stefani | 69 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Brendan Steele | 69 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 4; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Wells Fargo Championship' (week 20/2015), OWGR player profile).
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