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Sunday 19 February 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins Genesis Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 February 2017 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 13 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Genesis · Riviera lost 10 hours to fog and torrential rain over the first three days; the third round was completed Sunday morning and the final round played Sunday afternoon
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 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/12°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 23 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/11°C · wind 40 km/h SE, gusts 80 · 40.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/12°C · wind 19 km/h ESE, gusts 37 · 6.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/11°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 23 · 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
- Thomas Pieters BEL · 272closed with a 63 to share second, but no one had a chance once Johnson opened the final round with two birdies Dustin Johnson wins Genesis Open to claim world No. 1 ranking (AP via ESPN)
- Scott Brown USA · 272shot 68 in the final round to share second, five behind Dustin Johnson wins Genesis Open to claim world No. 1 ranking (AP via ESPN)
144 started · cut E, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Genesis Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Johnson cruises to win, No. 1 world ranking in typical DJ fashion (ESPN.com, 2017-02-19)
19 February 2017
I don't really understand it, but I can read the 1-2-3
Johnson cruises to win, No. 1 world ranking in typical DJ fashion (ESPN.com, 2017-02-19)
19 February 2017
I've only been No. 1 for about 30 minutes. Ask me in a couple weeks.
Dustin Johnson wins Genesis Open to claim world No. 1 ranking (AP via ESPN, 2017-02-19)
19 February 2017
I didn't finish the last 10 holes the way I'd like to, but I had a pretty good lead. I was on cruise control
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 66 · 66 · 64 · 71 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Thomas Pieters | 70 · 68 · 71 · 63 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Scott Brown | 68 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Charley Hoffman | 68 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Justin Rose | 69 · 71 · 65 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Kevin Na | 67 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Wesley Bryan | 69 · 69 · 63 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Martin Laird | 70 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Ollie Schniederjans | 68 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Cameron Tringale | 69 · 64 · 71 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Genesis Open' (week 7/2017), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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