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Sunday 23 July 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Murray wins Barbasol Championship
Grand National, Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Opelika, Alabama · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 July 2017 · Grayson Murray’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Barbasol
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/24°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 28 · 4.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/24°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/23°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 23 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/24°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 29 · 0.3 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
- Chad Collins USA · 264closed with a 68 (two days after a second-round 60) and tapped in for par on 18, then waited as Murray holed a 5-foot par putt to win by one Rookie Grayson Murray holds on at Barbasol for first PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN)
132 started · cut -2, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Barbasol Championship
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Grand National (Lake Course), Grand National, Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Opelika, Alabama
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Grayson Murray
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Pro Golf Weekly
23 July 2017
I was in control. I didn't get out of my game plan once. I was going to let them make the mistakes instead of myself.
Pro Golf Weekly
23 July 2017
I was playing for par on 17 and 18. Those are two hard holes and I knew if I parred both of those they would have to do something special to beat me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grayson Murray | 67 · 64 · 64 · 68 | 263 | −21 |
| 2 | Chad Collins | 67 · 60 · 69 · 68 | 264 | −20 |
| T3 | Brian Gay | 69 · 63 · 68 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| T3 | Tag Ridings | 66 · 67 · 63 · 69 | 265 | −19 |
| T3 | Scott Stallings | 69 · 65 · 60 · 71 | 265 | −19 |
| T6 | Ryan Blaum | 69 · 67 · 66 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| T6 | Ben Martin | 68 · 68 · 64 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T6 | Sam Burns | 68 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T6 | Cameron Tringale | 65 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 266 | −18 |
| 10 | Robert Garrigus | 67 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1993-10-01, Raleigh, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2015; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 156 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet