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Monday 9 November 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Malnati wins Sanderson Farms Championship
The Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi · Thursday 5 to Monday 9 November 2015 · Peter Malnati’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,100,000 USD · Sanderson Farms · weather: rain-soaked event delayed five times by rain, lightning or darkness; final round completed Monday
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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/16°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/21°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 39 · 5.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/12°C · wind 20 km/h NE, gusts 36 · 31.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/11°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R517°/12°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, 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
- William McGirt USA · 271Closed with 68 to finish one stroke behind at 17 under, tied for second ESPN leaderboard: Sanderson Farms Championship
- David Toms USA · 271Shared the 54-hole lead with Patton Kizzire, slipped back early in the final round and, despite four back-nine birdies, finished one stroke short at 17 under Peter Malnati wins Sanderson Farms for first PGA Tour victory (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 74 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Sanderson Farms Championship
The Country Club of Jackson, The Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Peter Malnati
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 November 2015
So I've never been the leader in the clubhouse and gotten to sit and kind of watch groups come in. Yeah, that was a new feeling.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 November 2015
I got to my goal of 16 for the score, and once I was there, I knew, I was like, well, let's get to 19 now, and I almost did.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Malnati | 69 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | William McGirt | 71 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | David Toms | 67 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Aaron Baddeley | 64 · 73 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Roberto Castro | 62 · 67 · 75 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Bryce Molder | 64 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Jhonattan Vegas | 66 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Patton Kizzire | 67 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 9 | Brice Garnett | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Andrew Loupe | 66 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | D.J. Trahan | 67 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1987-06-13, New Castle, Indiana; USA; turned pro 2009; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 350 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet