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Sunday 3 April 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Herman wins Shell Houston Open
Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas · Thursday 31 March to Sunday 3 April 2016 · Jim Herman’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,800,000 USD · Shell
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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/22°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/12°C · wind 27 km/h NNE, gusts 47 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/9°C · wind 18 km/h NNW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/7°C · wind 13 km/h SE, gusts 22 · 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
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 274took the lead late, bogeyed 14 from a bunker, birdied 15, then missed an 18-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole Jim Herman gets into Masters with Houston Open win (ESPN.com news services with the Associated Press, 2016-04-03)
· cut -1, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Shell Houston Open
Golf Club of Houston, Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jim Herman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jim Herman interview, 2016-04-03 (ASAP Sports)
3 April 2016
I was not given the tournament. I know that. I played really well, 9-under on the weekend, 4-under today.
Jim Herman gets into Masters with Houston Open win (ESPN.com news services with the Associated Press, 2016-04-03)
3 April 2016
Sorry for the tears, but I'm pretty happy
Henrik Stenson interview, 2016-04-03 (ASAP Sports)
3 April 2016
I still felt like I played it off the right and hit a good putt. What more can you ask? I'll drop one when I need to another time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Herman | 69 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | 69 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Dustin Johnson | 65 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 71 · 72 · 68 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Daniel Berger | 67 · 74 · 70 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Russell Henley | 70 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Charles Howell III | 69 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Kyle Reifers | 70 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Chez Reavie | 66 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Patrick Reed | 69 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Sean O'Hair | 68 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Rickie Fowler | 69 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1977-11-05, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2000; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 191 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Shell Houston Open' (week 14/2016), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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