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Sunday 9 July 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Schauffele wins the Greenbrier Classic
The Old White TPC, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 July 2017 · Xander Schauffele’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,100,000 USD
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/19°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 49 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/20°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 42 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/17°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 42 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/14°C · wind 8 km/h W, gusts 24 · 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
- Robert Streb USA · 267shared the lead after a 32-foot birdie at 14 but missed a birdie putt as Schauffele birdied 17, then found the left rough on 18 and his chip to force a playoff came up short; closed with 69 Xander Schauffele wins Greenbrier Classic for first PGA Tour victory (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut -1, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Greenbrier Classic
The Old White TPC, The Greenbrier, The Old White TPC, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Xander Schauffele
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 July 2017
Yeah, it's slowly sinking in. I had a couple minutes to myself in the locker room, but it's just been an incredible feeling and it's honestly just a dream come true.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 July 2017
I always joke with my buddies saying it's not cool to be 23 and on the PGA TOUR anymore since everyone that's been 22, 23, 24, they're all winning
ESPN (AP wire recap)
9 July 2017
I heard the racket. You could see it … I had my chances and just didn't do very well with them.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xander Schauffele | 64 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Robert Streb | 65 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T3 | Jamie Lovemark | 69 · 64 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T3 | Sebastián Muñoz | 61 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 268 | −12 |
| T5 | Kelly Kraft | 67 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Russell Henley | 68 · 64 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T7 | Ryan Blaum | 68 · 67 · 71 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Tony Finau | 69 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T9 | Alex Cejka | 66 · 71 · 70 · 64 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Chad Campbell | 70 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | J.B. Holmes | 68 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Nick Taylor | 64 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Danny Lee | 64 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1993-10-25, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 2015; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 159 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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