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Sunday 24 July 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Vegas wins RBC Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario, Canada · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 July 2016 · Jhonattan Vegas’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,900,000 USD · RBC
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/18°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/24°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/20°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 28 · 0.3 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
- Dustin Johnson USA · 277eagled the 16th and birdied the 18th for a closing 69 but finished one shot behind Vegas's clubhouse total Jhonattan Vegas wins Canadian Open, will play PGA Championship (AP via ESPN)
- Jon Rahm ESP · 277birdied 16 and 18 for a closing 67, one shot short in his fourth start as a professional Jhonattan Vegas wins Canadian Open, will play PGA Championship (AP via ESPN)
- Martin Laird SCO · 277closed with a 67 but parred the last two holes after his birdie putts on 17 and 18 did not drop Jhonattan Vegas wins Canadian Open, will play PGA Championship (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +2, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jhonattan Vegas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 July 2016
That's the fortunate breaks that sometimes you need to be a champion on the PGA TOUR. It's a great feeling. I mean, last week, I had a six-shot lead going into the weekend and lost by three.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 July 2016
I had a long talk with my parents. I had a long talk with my golf teachers about what was missing, what was the missing component of the formula to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 July 2016
A great week. Obviously happy with it. But a little disappointed right now. I hit great putts on 17, 18, and they didn't go in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhonattan Vegas | 73 · 69 · 70 · 64 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Martin Laird | 73 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Jon Rahm | 67 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Dustin Johnson | 66 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Ricky Barnes | 71 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Steve Wheatcroft | 68 · 77 · 64 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Alex Cejka | 71 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Brandt Snedeker | 68 · 73 · 66 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Geoff Ogilvy | 73 · 71 · 72 · 63 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Ben Crane | 69 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | 69 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Jared du Toit | 67 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-19, Maturín, Venezuela; VEN; turned pro 2008; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 203 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet