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Sunday 25 September 2016PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 September 2016 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 13 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 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
11 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/20°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/20°C · wind 10 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/21°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/20°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 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
- Ryan Moore USA · 268shot 64, missed an 8-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole by the slimmest of margins, then lost the playoff when McIlroy birdied the fourth extra hole (16th) on top of his par Rory McIlroy rallies from 3 back to win Tour Championship in playoff (ESPN/AP)
- Kevin Chappell USA · 268led by two with two holes to play, bogeyed the 17th, left a 20-foot birdie putt short on the 18th, and was eliminated with a par on the first playoff hole Rory McIlroy rallies from 3 back to win Tour Championship in playoff (ESPN/AP)
30 started, 29 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 September 2016
I've made it no secret that it's one of the last things I feel like I had left on my golfing CV, and I made it a big goal of mine especially after the summer had gone, to win it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 September 2016
No, because I've had this FedExCup taken away from me twice before. So I know exactly how he feels.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 September 2016
It's pretty crazy to go out in the position I was and shoot 64 and then honestly not win. It was a great round of golf on this golf course. It was just a great battle.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 70 · 66 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Ryan Moore | 70 · 68 · 66 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Kevin Chappell | 66 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| 4 | Paul Casey | 68 · 70 · 69 · 64 | 271 | −9 |
| 5 | Hideki Matsuyama | 66 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Justin Thomas | 68 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | 66 · 67 · 69 · 73 | 275 | −5 |
| T8 | Adam Scott | 69 · 71 · 71 · 65 | 276 | −4 |
| T8 | Jason Dufner | 73 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −4 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | 67 · 72 · 74 · 65 | 278 | −2 |
| T10 | Bubba Watson | 72 · 73 · 66 · 67 | 278 | −2 |
| T10 | Gary Woodland | 72 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 278 | −2 |
| T10 | Emiliano Grillo | 73 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 278 | −2 |
| T10 | Charl Schwartzel | 74 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 278 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 4; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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