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Sunday 28 February 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Scott wins the Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 February 2016 · Adam Scott’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,100,000 USD · Honda
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/15°C · wind 25 km/h WNW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/11°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 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
- Sergio Garcia ESP · 272missed a 3-foot par putt on the 11th and bogeyed the 17th; his closing birdie left him one short Adam Scott tops Honda Classic for first win since May 2014 (AP, ESPN)
144 started · cut +3, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Adam Scott
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Adam Scott, February 28, 2016
28 February 2016
It was nice that it was just two feet, that's for sure. Yeah, that was certainly a sense of relief to win again, after being a year and a half I guess without a win.
Adam Scott tops Honda Classic for first win since May 2014 (AP, ESPN)
28 February 2016
I want to feel somewhat relevant out here when it comes to being one of the best players in the world
ASAP Sports transcript: Sergio Garcia, February 28, 2016
28 February 2016
I hung in there as long as I could. The course was playing tough, different wind, which makes it very challenging.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | 70 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| 2 | Sergio Garcia | 65 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | Justin Thomas | 69 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T3 | Blayne Barber | 70 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| 5 | Graeme McDowell | 71 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −4 |
| T6 | Vijay Singh | 69 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −3 |
| T6 | Rickie Fowler | 66 · 66 · 74 · 71 | 277 | −3 |
| T8 | William McGirt | 66 · 72 · 73 · 67 | 278 | −2 |
| T8 | Billy Horschel | 73 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 278 | −2 |
| T10 | Sung Kang | 71 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Luke List | 73 · 65 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | John Senden | 71 · 66 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Scott Brown | 70 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-16, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 1; world No. 13 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'The Honda Classic' (week 9/2016), OWGR player profile).
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