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Sunday 16 July 2017PGA TourYear in Review
DeChambeau wins John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 July 2017 · Bryson DeChambeau’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,600,000 USD · John Deere
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/22°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/17°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/17°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/20°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 3.1 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
- Patrick Rodgers USA · 267third-round leader; closed with 70 including four bogeys, lipped out for par on 17 and his 50-foot chip on 18 to force a playoff missed by a foot Bryson DeChambeau wins John Deere Classic for 1st PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut -2, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bryson DeChambeau
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 July 2017
Yeah, feels like it's been a long time coming, even though I'm 23. It's pretty special to win here at the John Deere. Didn't know Payne Stewart's first win was here, and that broke me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 July 2017
They're all 7-iron length, so I said, Why not do that and just hit it close?
ESPN (AP wire recap)
16 July 2017
Our tendency when you have the lead is to kind of hold on and play safe and guard against making mistakes
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryson DeChambeau | 66 · 65 · 70 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Patrick Rodgers | 65 · 64 · 68 · 70 | 267 | −17 |
| T3 | Wesley Bryan | 66 · 71 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Rick Lamb | 69 · 70 · 63 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | Steve Stricker | 73 · 67 · 65 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Jonathan Byrd | 70 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Zach Johnson | 65 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Daniel Berger | 69 · 67 · 63 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Scott Stallings | 71 · 64 · 64 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| T10 | Brian Harman | 70 · 70 · 63 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T10 | J.J. Henry | 69 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1993-09-16, Modesto, California; USA; turned pro 2016; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 144 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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