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Sunday 25 October 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Kaufman wins Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October 2015 · Smylie Kaufman’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,400,000 USD · Shriners Hospitals for Children
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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/13°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/14°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/11°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/15°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 18 · 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
- Kevin Na USA · 269Caught Kaufman with a 25-foot birdie at 16, then flubbed a chip and bogeyed the par-3 17th; his 15-foot birdie putt at 18 to force a playoff lipped out Smylie Kaufman locks up victory in Las Vegas with blistering 10-under 61 (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Patton Kizzire USA · 269Closed with 63 to tie for second, one back Smylie Kaufman locks up victory in Las Vegas with blistering 10-under 61 (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Brett Stegmaier USA · 269Had the last chance to force a playoff; his downhill putt from the fringe on 18 stopped inches short; closed with 69 Smylie Kaufman locks up victory in Las Vegas with blistering 10-under 61 (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Cameron Tringale USA · 269Closed with 66; missed a birdie putt to force a playoff Smylie Kaufman locks up victory in Las Vegas with blistering 10-under 61 (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Jason Bohn USA · 269Closed with 66; a 40-foot birdie attempt to force a playoff narrowly missed Smylie Kaufman locks up victory in Las Vegas with blistering 10-under 61 (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Alex Cejka GER · 269Birdied the 18th for a 66 to tie for second, one back Smylie Kaufman locks up victory in Las Vegas with blistering 10-under 61 (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 71 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
TPC Summerlin, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Smylie Kaufman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 October 2015
Well, the goal was to win Rookie of the Year, and then last week I finished up, I was like, crap, Emiliano won first so he's going to make things difficult.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 October 2015
I left it all out there and posted a number, and luckily it held up.
Associated Press, via ESPN
25 October 2015
And with the Bermuda into the grain, I don't know what happened.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smylie Kaufman | 67 · 72 · 68 · 61 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Patton Kizzire | 65 · 69 · 72 · 63 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Alex Cejka | 67 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Jason Bohn | 68 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Cameron Tringale | 68 · 65 · 70 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Kevin Na | 68 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Brett Stegmaier | 66 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | William McGirt | 66 · 73 · 69 · 62 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Chad Campbell | 65 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| 10 | Russell Henley | 68 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1991-11-30, Birmingham, Alabama; USA; turned pro 2014; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 226 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet