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Monday 2 May 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Stuard wins Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana · Thursday 28 April to Monday 2 May 2016 · Brian Stuard’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Zurich · weather delays on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday forced a Monday finish and shortened the event to 54 holes
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/23°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 35 · 6.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/23°C · wind 26 km/h SE, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/23°C · wind 26 km/h SE, gusts 51 · 7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/22°C · wind 25 km/h SSE, gusts 35 · 23.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R526°/21°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 9.5 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
- Jamie Lovemark USA · 201left a 9½-foot birdie putt for the win short on the 54th hole, then hooked an approach into a muddy area on the second playoff hole Brian Stuard takes Zurich Classic in playoff for first PGA win (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2016-05-02)
- Byeong Hun An KOR · 201birdied the 54th hole to join the playoff, then botched consecutive approaches and bogeyed the first extra hole Brian Stuard takes Zurich Classic in playoff for first PGA win (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2016-05-02)
· cut -2, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brian Stuard
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Brian Stuard takes Zurich Classic in playoff for first PGA win (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2016-05-02)
2 May 2016
I wasn't playing great. I was just kind of, I don't know ... hanging around
Brian Stuard interview, 2016-05-02 (ASAP Sports)
2 May 2016
I picked it up off the putting green last week, and it felt good in my hands.
Byeong-Hun An interview, 2016-05-02 (ASAP Sports)
2 May 2016
Half of second is not bad, is it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Stuard | 64 · 68 · 69 | 201 | −15 |
| T2 | Jamie Lovemark | 67 · 66 · 68 | 201 | −15 |
| T2 | Byeong Hun An | 68 · 68 · 65 | 201 | −15 |
| 4 | Bobby Wyatt | 67 · 71 · 64 | 202 | −14 |
| T5 | Chris Kirk | 71 · 67 · 65 | 203 | −13 |
| T5 | Jason Day | 69 · 68 · 66 | 203 | −13 |
| T5 | Jhonattan Vegas | 64 · 69 · 70 | 203 | −13 |
| T8 | Bryce Molder | 71 · 67 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| T8 | Patton Kizzire | 67 · 70 · 68 | 205 | −11 |
| T8 | Harold Varner III | 69 · 67 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1982-12-10, Jackson, Michigan, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2005; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 513 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Zurich Classic of New Orleans' (week 18/2016), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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