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Sunday 3 July 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio · Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July 2016 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 USD · Bridgestone
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/12°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/16°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 53 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/13°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/13°C · wind 8 km/h SSE, gusts 17 · 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
- Scott Piercy USA · 275bogeyed back-to-back holes, burned the edges with birdie looks on 16 and 17 and birdied the 72nd hole to finish one back Dustin Johnson wins the Bridgestone Invitational for 2nd straight victory (AP via ESPN)
61 started, 58 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2016
I've been driving it really well. My driver has been great. I feel like if I'm hitting it in the fairway, then I'm going to be very tough to beat.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
3 July 2016
It's the first time I've won two tournaments in a row
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2016
inch here or inch there is kind of the difference between winning and finishing second or third.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 73 · 66 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| 2 | Scott Piercy | 69 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | 69 · 72 · 70 · 66 | 277 | −3 |
| T3 | Kevin Chappell | 71 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −3 |
| T3 | Jordan Spieth | 68 · 71 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −3 |
| T3 | Jason Day | 67 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −3 |
| T7 | Charl Schwartzel | 72 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| T7 | William McGirt | 64 · 74 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| T7 | David Lingmerth | 70 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 278 | −2 |
| T10 | Zach Johnson | 72 · 74 · 69 · 65 | 280 | E |
| T10 | Rickie Fowler | 68 · 73 · 72 · 67 | 280 | E |
| T10 | Branden Grace | 69 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 280 | E |
| T10 | Adam Scott | 71 · 68 · 73 · 68 | 280 | E |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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