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Monday 5 September 2016PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts · Friday 2 to Monday 5 September 2016 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · Deutsche Bank
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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/15°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/15°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/14°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 27 km/h NNE, gusts 59 · 1.1 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 · 271started the final round with a three-shot lead but closed with a 73; his 60-foot eagle putt on the 72nd hole that would have forced a playoff ran 8 feet by Rory McIlroy rallies from six behind to win Deutsche Bank (ESPN/AP)
97 started · cut -1, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Deutsche Bank Championship
TPC Boston, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
5 September 2016
It's been a great lesson for me this week not to get down on myself, to stay patient. After three holes Friday, there was so much going through my head, and none of those things involved sitting beside a trophy.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
5 September 2016
I wasn't getting impatient. I wasn't searching,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
5 September 2016
I struggled a little bit from the get-go and it's hard to regain rhythm and make your birdies if you started out that way, so I found it incredibly difficult.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 67 · 66 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Paul Casey | 66 · 66 · 66 · 73 | 271 | −13 |
| 3 | Jimmy Walker | 68 · 64 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Adam Scott | 67 · 71 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | James Hahn | 65 · 74 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Fabián Gómez | 66 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Patrick Reed | 68 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Jason Kokrak | 70 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 66 · 75 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Billy Hurley III | 67 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | David Hearn | 68 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Louis Oosthuizen | 71 · 69 · 64 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Ryan Moore | 65 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Kevin Chappell | 67 · 64 · 71 · 73 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 4; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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