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Sunday 22 January 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Swafford wins CareerBuilder Challenge
PGA West (Stadium Course), La Quinta, California · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 January 2017 · Hudson Swafford’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,800,000 USD · CareerBuilder
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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 4.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/11°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 63 · 14.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/10°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/12°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 45 · 12.4 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
- Adam Hadwin CAN · 269a day after his third-round 59, birdied the 16th and holed a 25-footer on the 17th to stay within one, but his drive and approach on the 18th finished in dormant rough and he saved par for a 70 Hudson Swafford wins CareerBuilder for 1st PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut -5, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
CareerBuilder Challenge
PGA West (Stadium Course), with the Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club, PGA West (Stadium Course), La Quinta, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hudson Swafford
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Hudson Swafford, CareerBuilder Challenge, January 22, 2017 (flash interview)
22 January 2017
When you come to the desert, all you think is birdies, usually the scores yield birdies. But this Stadium Course has kind of changed that.
ASAP Sports transcript: Hudson Swafford, CareerBuilder Challenge, January 22, 2017 (press conference)
22 January 2017
I don't know how it's going to happen, but we're going to be right in the mix on 18 and we're going to have a chance to win
Hudson Swafford wins CareerBuilder for 1st PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN, 2017-01-22)
22 January 2017
I really wanted to come out here and kind of prove that yesterday was just kind of a continuation of some good play and kind of get it done today, but I got beat.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hudson Swafford | 65 · 65 · 71 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Adam Hadwin | 71 · 69 · 59 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Bud Cauley | 69 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Brian Harman | 67 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| 5 | Dominic Bozzelli | 64 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Brendan Steele | 68 · 64 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Chad Campbell | 66 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 8 | Scott Stallings | 67 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Sean O'Hair | 67 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Martin Laird | 68 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Richy Werenski | 69 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1987-09-09, Lakeland, Florida; USA; turned pro 2011; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 204 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'CareerBuilder Challenge' (week 3/2017), OWGR player profile API).
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