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Sunday 22 November 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Kisner wins the RSM Classic
Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island, Georgia · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 November 2015 · Kevin Kisner’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,700,000 USD · RSM
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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/21°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 39 · 8.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/17°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 3.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/11°C · wind 19 km/h NNW, gusts 37 · 0.9 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 · 266Never got within four shots after the second hole; birdied the 16th as McDowell bogeyed to take second alone with a closing 67, six back Kevin Kisner shatters tourney record en route to first PGA Tour victory (Associated Press, via ESPN)
156 started, 74 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
The RSM Classic
Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kevin Kisner
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 November 2015
No. Never crossed my mind, because in my previous four years on tour I never felt like I had the game to win. I wasn't playing well enough to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 November 2015
Yeah, I told my caddie, I said, There is no lead big enough. I've lost two of 'em on this hole before.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 November 2015
I lost two SEC championships on that 18 hole when i had a one-shot lead, and I said, Man, I'm glad I have five today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Kisner | 65 · 67 · 64 · 64 | 260 | −22 |
| 2 | Kevin Chappell | 66 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 266 | −16 |
| 3 | Graeme McDowell | 67 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −15 |
| 4 | Jon Curran | 67 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −13 |
| 5 | Freddie Jacobson | 65 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 270 | −12 |
| T6 | Russell Henley | 66 · 72 · 68 · 65 | 271 | −11 |
| T6 | Jeff Overton | 64 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −11 |
| T6 | Alex Cejka | 67 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −11 |
| T9 | Tom Hoge | 64 · 74 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −10 |
| T9 | Charles Howell III | 67 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −10 |
| T9 | Jamie Lovemark | 69 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −10 |
| T9 | David Hearn | 64 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −10 |
| T9 | John Huh | 69 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −10 |
| T9 | Chad Campbell | 66 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −10 |
| T9 | Scott Stallings | 66 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −10 |
| T9 | Lucas Glover | 66 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −10 |
| T9 | Jason Dufner | 67 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1984-02-15, Aiken, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2006; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 25 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet