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Sunday 8 November 2015PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Knox wins WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 November 2015 · Russell Knox’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · HSBC
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 42° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/18°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/20°C · wind 26 km/h SE, gusts 49 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/16°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/12°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 5.3 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 Kisner USA · 270Closed with 70 and holed a birdie putt on the 18th to take second alone, two shots back; his fourth runner-up finish of the year Russell Knox shoots 68 to win first PGA Tour title at HSBC Champions (Associated Press, via ESPN)
78 started, 77 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
WGC-HSBC Champions
Sheshan Golf Club, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Russell Knox
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 November 2015
But I always kind of joked with my coach that my first win would be a big one, and this is pretty big. So I'm over the moon.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 November 2015
I thought about him on the 18th when I had to tap-in to win, and my eyes started tearing up.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 November 2015
No, what is that, four this year? That's all right. I'll keep finishing second and I'll keep giving myself a shot and I know I'll win one of them.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Knox | 67 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Kevin Kisner | 64 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Danny Willett | 65 · 74 · 70 · 62 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Ross Fisher | 69 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Branden Grace | 63 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Dustin Johnson | 65 · 71 · 65 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 68 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Jordan Spieth | 68 · 72 · 63 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Patrick Reed | 65 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Haotong Li | 66 · 69 · 66 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1985-06-21, Inverness, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2007; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 85 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet