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Sunday 11 September 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins BMW Championship
Crooked Stick Golf Course, Carmel, Indiana · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 September 2016 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/22°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 45 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/20°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 40 · 4.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/17°C · wind 26 km/h WSW, gusts 71 · 7.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/12°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 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
- Paul Casey ENG · 268erased a four-shot deficit in two holes and eagled the 15th to get within one, but Johnson eagled on top of him; finished three back after a closing 67 Dustin Johnson wins BMW Championship, leads FedEx Cup (ESPN/AP)
69 started, 68 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Crooked Stick Golf Course, Crooked Stick Golf Course, Carmel, Indiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 September 2016
I control my own destiny with the position I'm in. I still got to go there and win the TOUR Championship, if I want to be the FedExCup champion.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 September 2016
No. I always think every year's going to be the best season.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 September 2016
Great golf, a lot of confidence, I ran into a buzz saw with Dustin Johnson the last two days. I did everything I could. I hold my head up high that it was a great fight.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 67 · 63 · 68 · 67 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Paul Casey | 67 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Roberto Castro | 65 · 65 · 74 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Charl Schwartzel | 70 · 70 · 72 · 64 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Ryan Palmer | 73 · 64 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Adam Scott | 69 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | J.B. Holmes | 69 · 65 · 68 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
| 9 | Jordan Spieth | 68 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Daniel Berger | 70 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Billy Horschel | 73 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Chris Kirk | 68 · 66 · 73 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 1; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet