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Sunday 21 February 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins Northern Trust Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 February 2016 · Bubba Watson’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,800,000 USD · Northern Trust
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/13°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 32 · 4.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/10°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/10°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/11°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 28 · 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
- Jason Kokrak USA · 270led by two after a birdie on the 13th, then bogeyed the 15th from the fairway and missed a birdie chance on the 18th Bubba Watson rallies for another Northern Trust Open win (AP, ESPN)
- Adam Scott AUS · 270chipped in for birdie on the 18th to tie for the lead, but Watson birdied the 17th behind him to win by one Bubba Watson rallies for another Northern Trust Open win (AP, ESPN)
144 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Northern Trust Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bubba Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Bubba Watson, February 21, 2016
21 February 2016
Nobody's looking at records when it comes to tournament records. All we're looking at is trophies.
Bubba Watson rallies for another Northern Trust Open win (AP, ESPN)
21 February 2016
The highlight is definitely winning. When you come to Hollywood, there's a lot of things you can do. It's fun. And winning is the cake.
Bubba Watson rallies for another Northern Trust Open win (AP, ESPN)
21 February 2016
You've got to eliminate the mental mistakes
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Watson | 66 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Adam Scott | 68 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Jason Kokrak | 68 · 64 · 70 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| 4 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | K.J. Choi | 69 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Marc Leishman | 68 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| 7 | Chez Reavie | 66 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Matt Kuchar | 69 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Sung Kang | 70 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| 10 | Ryan Moore | 69 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1978-11-05, Bagdad, Florida; USA; turned pro 2003; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 2; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Northern Trust Open' (week 8/2016), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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