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Sunday 3 May 2015PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins WGC-Cadillac Match Play
TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California · Wednesday 29 April to Sunday 3 May 2015 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,250,000 USD · Cadillac
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/11°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/11°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/13°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/11°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R518°/11°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 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
- Gary Woodland USA · lost 4 and 2never led; lost four straight front-nine holes, missed a 4-foot par putt on 13 that would have cut it to 1 down, and conceded on the 16th Rory McIlroy dispatches Gary Woodland to win Match Play title (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-05-03)
64 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Cadillac Match Play
TPC Harding Park, TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Rory McIlroy interview, 2015-05-03 (ASAP Sports)
3 May 2015
I am a big believer in karma. I don't know, obviously I think I give myself a much better chance of watching it in there than trying to make it to Vegas, that's for sure.
Rory McIlroy interview (second), 2015-05-03 (ASAP Sports)
3 May 2015
It's great to be mentioned with the likes of Tiger and Jack, the two greatest players that I think have ever played this game.
Gary Woodland interview, 2015-05-03 (ASAP Sports)
3 May 2015
The putt on 13 killed me because I had momentum, had a chance there to get it to 1‑down with three or four to go, put more pressure on him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | ||
| 2 | Gary Woodland | ||
| 3 | Danny Willett | ||
| 4 | Jim Furyk | ||
| T5 | John Senden | ||
| T5 | Paul Casey | ||
| T5 | Louis Oosthuizen | ||
| T5 | Tommy Fleetwood | ||
| T9 | Lee Westwood | ||
| T9 | Charl Schwartzel | ||
| T9 | Hunter Mahan | ||
| T9 | Marc Leishman | ||
| T9 | J.B. Holmes | ||
| T9 | Branden Grace | ||
| T9 | Rickie Fowler | ||
| T9 | Hideki Matsuyama |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 4; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'WGC - Cadillac Match Play' (week 18/2015), OWGR player profile).
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