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Sunday 3 July 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Chalmers wins Barracuda Championship
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada · Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July 2016 · Greg Chalmers’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,200,000 USD · Barracuda
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 42 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).
- R133°/16°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/15°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/14°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/14°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 50 · 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 · 37one point behind needing a birdie on the par-5 18th, hit his 8-iron approach into the right bunker and three-putted for bogey Greg Chalmers captures first PGA Tour title with eagle on 18 (AP via ESPN)
Same week
PGA Tour event
Barracuda Championship
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Greg Chalmers
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2016
You're right, it was just a matter of time. I hoped it wasn't 386 events, but it's hard, it's hard to win and I'm very thrilled and very pleased to get it done this week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2016
42 years of age, I turn 43 in October. This is a real fork in the road for my career, and it's in the right direction.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2016
It's frustrating. I executed down the stretch. I hit it beautifully. I made the good putt there on 13 and that was the end of it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Chalmers | 14 · 10 · 15 · 4 | 43 | |
| 2 | Gary Woodland | 14 · 8 · 11 · 4 | 37 | |
| 3 | Colt Knost | 13 · 8 · 4 · 10 | 35 | |
| 4 | Tim Herron | 8 · 7 · 6 · 13 | 34 | |
| T5 | Brendan Steele | 13 · 7 · 0 · 12 | 32 | |
| T5 | Steve Wheatcroft | 5 · 13 · 9 · 5 | 32 | |
| T7 | Martin Laird | 15 · 7 · 6 · 3 | 31 | |
| T7 | Ben Martin | 7 · 10 · 16 · -2 | 31 | |
| T9 | Miguel Angel Carballo | 7 · 4 · 10 · 9 | 30 | |
| T9 | Kyle Reifers | 8 · 8 · 6 · 8 | 30 | |
| T9 | Sam Saunders | 5 · 7 · 10 · 8 | 30 |
The golfer
born 1973-10-11, Sydney, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1995; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 490 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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