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Sunday 23 August 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Love wins Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 August 2015 · Davis Love III’s win no. 21 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,400,000 USD · Wyndham
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 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/23°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/22°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 33 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 9 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/19°C · wind 8 km/h SSE, gusts 26 · 0.3 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
- Jason Gore USA · 26454-hole leader shot 69; eagled the 15th to get close but left a 50-foot birdie putt on the 18th about a foot short that would have forced a playoff Davis Love III third oldest to win on PGA Tour; Tiger Woods finishes 4 back (ESPN/AP)
· cut -3, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Davis Love III
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2015
And I eagled 5 and because I'm 51, it's time to go to the bathroom
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2015
If they call me Mr. Love every once in awhile it's okay.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2015
to be honest with you, man, I was nervous. I was coughing fur balls and pooping pellets.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis Love III | 64 · 66 · 69 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| 2 | Jason Gore | 66 · 67 · 62 · 69 | 264 | −16 |
| T3 | Charl Schwartzel | 67 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T3 | Paul Casey | 66 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| T3 | Scott Brown | 66 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Brooks Koepka | 67 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T6 | Bill Haas | 65 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T6 | Carl Pettersson | 64 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T6 | Webb Simpson | 67 · 67 · 64 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T10 | Ben Martin | 67 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Ryan Moore | 66 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Jonas Blixt | 65 · 70 · 62 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Tiger Woods | 64 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-13, Charlotte, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 1985; age 51 that week; tour wins to date: 21; majors to date: 1; world No. 613 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet