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Sunday 15 May 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Day wins the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 May 2016 · Jason Day’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,500,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/21°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/22°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 3.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/21°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/18°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 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 Chappell USA · 277closed with 69, 5 under over his final 10 holes, but never got within two of Day; his second runner-up finish to Day that season Jason Day leads wire-to-wire in winning Players Championship (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2016-05-15)
144 started · cut -2, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), TPC Sawgrass, Stadium Course, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Day
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jason Day interview, 2016-05-15 (ASAP Sports)
15 May 2016
I'm sitting there going, don't choke. I mean, that would be the worst thing ever. Everyone would be talking about it.
Jason Day leads wire-to-wire in winning Players Championship (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2016-05-15)
15 May 2016
I was right there next to the green in two and felt like an amateur chopping my way to the pin. That putt was probably the most crucial putt of this tournament for me.
Kevin Chappell interview, 2016-05-15 (ASAP Sports)
15 May 2016
I've got a lot of horsepower. This horse can run. Got to get rid of some of the bogeys.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Day | 63 · 66 · 73 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Kevin Chappell | 71 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Justin Thomas | 70 · 68 · 75 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | 71 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Colt Knost | 72 · 63 · 74 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Ken Duke | 74 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Francesco Molinari | 66 · 69 · 72 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Hideki Matsuyama | 68 · 71 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Graeme McDowell | 72 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Daniel Berger | 66 · 72 · 73 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Alex Cejka | 67 · 67 · 72 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1987-11-12, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2006; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 1; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'THE PLAYERS Championship' (week 20/2016), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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