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Sunday 16 October 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Steele wins Safeway Open
Silverado Resort and Spa, North Course, Napa, California · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 October 2016 · Brendan Steele’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Safeway
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 41° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/12°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/14°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 50 · 14.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/13°C · wind 26 km/h SSW, gusts 64 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/14°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 58 · 6.2 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
- Patton Kizzire USA · 27154-hole leader by one; led by two after a birdie at 11 but bogeyed 12, missed fairways and could not birdie the par-5 16th, 17th or par-5 18th as Steele birdied the last three holes; closed with 70, one behind Brendan Steele rallies, wins PGA Tour season opener at Safeway Open (Associated Press, via ESPN)
144 started, 70 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Safeway Open
Silverado Resort (North Course), Silverado Resort and Spa, North Course, Napa, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brendan Steele
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Brendan Steele rallies, wins PGA Tour season opener at Safeway Open (Associated Press, via ESPN)
16 October 2016
This is a little bit of redemption from last year
Brendan Steele rallies, wins PGA Tour season opener at Safeway Open (Associated Press, via ESPN)
16 October 2016
You don't often get that chance in life to really redeem yourself in the same way at the same place, and to basically do just the opposite
Brendan Steele rallies, wins PGA Tour season opener at Safeway Open (Associated Press, via ESPN)
16 October 2016
Making that transition has been a little tough
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Steele | 67 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Patton Kizzire | 64 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Michael Kim | 73 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Paul Casey | 64 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Johnson Wagner | 65 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Scott Piercy | 62 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 7 | Kevin Na | 71 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Chris Kirk | 73 · 65 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Justin Thomas | 75 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Phil Mickelson | 69 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Cody Gribble | 67 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Martin Laird | 67 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1983-04-05, Idyllwild, California; USA; turned pro 2005; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 88 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet