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Sunday 2 April 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Henley wins Shell Houston Open
Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas · Thursday 30 March to Sunday 2 April 2017 · Russell Henley’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Shell
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/15°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/12°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/17°C · wind 24 km/h SE, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/20°C · wind 29 km/h SE, gusts 70 · 11.7 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
- Sung Kang KOR · 271led by six after 36 holes, a tournament record, but made no birdie after the 8th on Sunday and closed with 72 as Henley shot 65 Russell Henley rallies to win Houston Open, earn trip to Masters (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2017-04-02)
144 started · cut E, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Shell Houston Open
Golf Club of Houston, Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Russell Henley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Russell Henley interview, 2017-04-02 (ASAP Sports)
2 April 2017
Last year was a little bit of a struggle for me. I think I missed 9 of the first 10 cuts.
Russell Henley rallies to win Houston Open, earn trip to Masters (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2017-04-02)
2 April 2017
I made 10 birdies today? Oh, wow. Wow. Yeah, then I guess it's definitely the best.
Sung Kang interview, 2017-04-02 (ASAP Sports)
2 April 2017
Then I had a chance coming in on 16, the par-3, hit a 7-footer and had a -- he makes it and I missed and I think that was it. That was the turning point.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Henley | 67 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Sung Kang | 65 · 63 · 71 · 72 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Luke List | 68 · 71 · 65 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Rickie Fowler | 64 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Daniel Berger | 70 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 6 | Hudson Swafford | 67 · 67 · 75 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| 7 | Rafael Campos | 69 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Zac Blair | 69 · 67 · 75 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Kyle Stanley | 66 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Jon Rahm | 71 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Andrew Loupe | 68 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-04-12, Macon, Georgia, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2011; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 117 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Shell Houston Open' (week 13/2017), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet