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Sunday 21 May 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Horschel wins AT&T Byron Nelson
TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 May 2017 · Billy Horschel’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · AT&T · early-morning rain delayed the start of the final round on Sunday; threesomes were used
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/22°C · wind 33 km/h S, gusts 62 · 11.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/23°C · wind 29 km/h SSE, gusts 55 · 26.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/19°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 44 · 25.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/18°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 34 · 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
- Jason Day AUS · 268closed with 68 to tie at 12 under, then pulled a 4-foot par putt left on the first playoff hole Billy Horschel edges Jason Day on first hole of Byron Nelson playoff (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2017-05-21)
156 started · cut +2, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T Byron Nelson
TPC Four Seasons Resort, TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Billy Horschel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Billy Horschel interview, 2017-05-21 (ASAP Sports)
21 May 2017
It's really surreal. This is probably the most emotional, most -- I'm sort of speechless because the other three wins I've had in my career have come off of really good playing.
Jason Day interview, 2017-05-21 (ASAP Sports)
21 May 2017
But that's what you got to do if you want to win, you got to take risks. If you don't take the risks, you'll never win.
Billy Horschel interview, 2017-05-21 (ASAP Sports)
21 May 2017
It's sad that it's leaving because I was never a fan of this course but came here and now I am and I won and I don't want to leave
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Horschel | 68 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| 2 | Jason Day | 68 · 69 · 63 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| 3 | James Hahn | 64 · 70 · 64 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
| 4 | Jason Kokrak | 66 · 62 · 72 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Danny Lee | 70 · 70 · 64 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Sean O'Hair | 67 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Byeong Hun An | 68 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T5 | Bud Cauley | 67 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Nick Taylor | 69 · 73 · 66 · 65 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Joel Dahmen | 68 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | 66 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Cameron Tringale | 66 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1986-12-07, Grant, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2009; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 76 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'AT&T Byron Nelson' (week 20/2017), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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