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Sunday 17 January 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Gómez wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 January 2016 · Fabián Gómez’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,800,000 USD · Sony
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/22°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/23°C · wind 8 km/h W, gusts 23 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/22°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/23°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 25 · 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
- Brandt Snedeker USA · 260Closed with 66, pitching to 4 feet for birdie at 18 to force a playoff; left a 12-foot birdie putt short to win on the first extra hole and missed from 10 feet on the second Fabian Gomez wins Sony Open in a playoff over Brandt Snedeker (Associated Press, via ESPN)
, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Fabián Gómez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 January 2016
No, I don't really remember seven in a row. I definitely don't recall something like that. Maybe four or five, but not seven.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 January 2016
I have great memories of when I was a caddy, not being able to afford to play and now how it is to make some money and be able to play.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 January 2016
Then on the first playoff hole, leaving that putt short is going to probably sting tonight and tomorrow.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabián Gómez | 69 · 64 · 65 · 62 | 260 | −20 |
| 2 | Brandt Snedeker | 63 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 260 | −20 |
| 3 | Zac Blair | 65 · 65 · 64 · 67 | 261 | −19 |
| 4 | Si Woo Kim | 64 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 264 | −16 |
| T5 | Greg Owen | 69 · 65 · 67 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| T5 | Kevin Kisner | 63 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | Jamie Lovemark | 67 · 69 · 65 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Graham DeLaet | 73 · 62 · 65 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T9 | Hudson Swafford | 66 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | 65 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | 64 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T9 | Jason Dufner | 67 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1978-10-27, Chaco, Argentina; ARG; turned pro 2001; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 112 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet