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Sunday 22 May 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Garcia wins AT&T Byron Nelson
TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 May 2016 · Sergio Garcia’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,300,000 USD · AT&T
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/16°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 8.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/15°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/17°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/22°C · wind 18 km/h ESE, gusts 35 · 2.6 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
- Brooks Koepka USA · 265led by two entering the final round, bogeyed 14 and 15, shot 71, then drove into the water on the first playoff hole Sergio Garcia beats Brooks Koepka with par on first playoff hole at Byron Nelson (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2016-05-22)
· cut -2, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T Byron Nelson
TPC Four Seasons Resort, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sergio Garcia
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sergio Garcia interview, 2016-05-22 (ASAP Sports)
22 May 2016
It's as simple as this: 18 is either a 4-iron off the tee or a driver. It's not a 3-wood, not a 5-wood, not a 3-iron.
Sergio Garcia interview, 2016-05-22 (ASAP Sports)
22 May 2016
Don't get me wrong, you have to get lucky to win tournaments. Playing well usually is not enough.
Brooks Koepka interview, 2016-05-22 (ASAP Sports)
22 May 2016
That I can bring my C game and still compete. All week I didn't feel it was that great. You got to learn from it and move on.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Garcia | 63 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Brooks Koepka | 65 · 64 · 65 · 71 | 265 | −15 |
| 3 | Matt Kuchar | 65 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Colt Knost | 70 · 63 · 69 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Charles Howell III | 65 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Robert Garrigus | 65 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Spencer Levin | 68 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Tim Wilkinson | 67 · 69 · 63 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Bud Cauley | 64 · 65 · 68 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Justin Hicks | 70 · 65 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| T10 | Kyle Reifers | 68 · 65 · 65 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-09, Borriol, Castellón, Spain; ESP; turned pro 1999; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 0; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'AT&T Byron Nelson' (week 21/2016), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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