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Sunday 5 June 2016PGA TourYear in Review
McGirt wins the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 June 2016 · William McGirt’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · Nationwide · final round included a 90-minute rain delay
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/19°C · wind 8 km/h W, gusts 24 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/19°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 31 · 10.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/18°C · wind 25 km/h WSW, gusts 60 · 4.2 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
- Jon Curran USA · 273birdied 17 from a fairway bunker to tie at 15 under, then lost on the second playoff hole after his approach to 18 went into the gallery and he made bogey William McGirt edges Jon Curran in two-hole playoff to win Memorial (AP via ESPN)
120 started · cut -2, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
William McGirt
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 June 2016
it's pretty darn cool feeling right now to get win number one, and for it to be here at the Memorial in front of Mr. Nicklaus, making that putt on the last hole made that pretty darn special.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
5 June 2016
But I think you have to get your nose bloodied some to learn how to handle it, and I definitely had my nose bloodied a few times.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 June 2016
for me it was kind of surreal for me to be here at really the biggest stage I've been on and to be in a playoff.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William McGirt | 70 · 68 · 64 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Jon Curran | 68 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Dustin Johnson | 64 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | 71 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | J.B. Holmes | 71 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Gary Woodland | 68 · 65 · 69 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Matt Kuchar | 66 · 66 · 70 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Patrick Reed | 68 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Keegan Bradley | 68 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Kevin Streelman | 67 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1979-06-21, Fairmont, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2004; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 102 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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