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Sunday 23 October 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Thomas wins CIMB Classic
TPC Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 October 2016 · Justin Thomas’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · CIMB
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/26°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/26°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/25°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 16.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/25°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 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
- Hideki Matsuyama JPN · 268closed with 66 but never threatened; finished alone in second, three behind Justin Thomas successfully defends CIMB Classic title (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Anirban Lahiri IND · 269led by four entering the final round but made a quadruple-bogey 9 at the third after his tee shot went into a tree; closed with 72 to tie for third Justin Thomas successfully defends CIMB Classic title (Associated Press, via ESPN)
78 started, 78 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
CIMB Classic
TPC Kuala Lumpur, TPC Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Thomas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 October 2016
It was huge. I was behind the 8-ball big time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 October 2016
Yeah, thank you all, and this is a huge win for me, because I've never really played with a lead like that, and was able to close it off.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 October 2016
Yeah, of course. A little disappointed not winning, but Justin played great and he deserved to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Thomas | 64 · 66 · 71 · 64 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Hideki Matsuyama | 69 · 64 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| T3 | Derek Fathauer | 64 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Anirban Lahiri | 66 · 66 · 65 · 72 | 269 | −19 |
| 5 | Marc Leishman | 69 · 65 · 71 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| 6 | Keegan Bradley | 64 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Scott Hend | 74 · 69 · 63 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Tyrone Van Aswegen | 69 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 9 | James Hahn | 69 · 64 · 69 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | 70 · 66 · 73 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Aaron Baddeley | 67 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Adam Scott | 70 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Ryo Ishikawa | 69 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 69 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Scott Piercy | 68 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Russell Knox | 70 · 63 · 68 · 74 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1993-04-29, Louisville, Kentucky; USA; turned pro 2013; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 35 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet