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Sunday 7 February 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Matsuyama wins Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 February 2016 · Hideki Matsuyama’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD · Waste Management
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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/2°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/6°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/5°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/7°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 41 · 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
- Rickie Fowler USA · 270led by two until his driver went through the 17th green into the water in regulation; lost the four-hole playoff after another tee shot into the water on 17 Hideki Matsuyama wins Phoenix Open as Rickie Fowler stumbles late (AP, ESPN)
132 started, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hideki Matsuyama
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Hideki Matsuyama wins Phoenix Open as Rickie Fowler stumbles late (AP, ESPN)
7 February 2016
It was a blast playing in front of all these people. I'd say probably 99 percent were cheering hard for Rickie, but that gave me the motivation to go out and do it and win.
Hideki Matsuyama wins Phoenix Open as Rickie Fowler stumbles late (AP, ESPN)
7 February 2016
The putt I made there was probably the best putt I have ever made in my life
Hideki Matsuyama wins Phoenix Open as Rickie Fowler stumbles late (AP, ESPN)
7 February 2016
The hard part is having all my friends and family and grandpa and my dad who haven't seen me win
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | 65 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Rickie Fowler | 65 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | Harris English | 68 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Danny Lee | 67 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 273 | −11 |
| 5 | Boo Weekley | 71 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Will Wilcox | 68 · 73 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | J.B. Holmes | 73 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Shane Lowry | 65 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | John Huh | 69 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Bryce Molder | 67 · 73 · 64 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1992-02-25, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2013; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 19 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Waste Management Phoenix Open' (week 6/2016), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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