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Sunday 26 February 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Fowler wins the Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 February 2017 · Rickie Fowler’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,400,000 USD · Honda
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/15°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/19°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/18°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/19°C · wind 24 km/h NNE, gusts 46 · 0.1 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
- Gary Woodland USA · 272wedged to 4 feet for birdie on the 13th to get within one, then could not convert birdie chances, three-putted the 17th and laid up into the water on the par-5 18th for a closing bogey and a 69 Rickie Fowler wins Honda Classic to end PGA Tour drought (AP via ESPN)
- Morgan Hoffmann USA · 272closed with a 68 but missed a 4-foot birdie putt on the 18th that would have given him second alone Rickie Fowler wins Honda Classic to end PGA Tour drought (AP via ESPN)
144 started · cut E, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rickie Fowler
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Rickie Fowler, The Honda Classic, February 26, 2017
26 February 2017
It's special to be able to pull it off, and it wasn't the prettiest of ways to do it, but this isn't an easy golf course and this wasn't an easy day to go play golf on.
Rickie Fowler wins Honda Classic to end PGA Tour drought (AP via ESPN, 2017-02-26)
26 February 2017
It was a little deflating on 18. Thought I hit a pretty good drive and thought I would have a chance, and I just couldn't get home and laid up in the water, which was bad.
ASAP Sports transcript: Morgan Hoffmann, The Honda Classic, February 26, 2017
26 February 2017
It was a great week, obviously the best I've had all year. Working really hard. I have a lot of confidence going forward.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rickie Fowler | 66 · 66 · 65 · 71 | 268 | −12 |
| T2 | Morgan Hoffmann | 68 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Gary Woodland | 71 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T4 | Jhonattan Vegas | 67 · 73 · 69 · 64 | 273 | −7 |
| T4 | Billy Horschel | 70 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T4 | Chad Collins | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T4 | Martin Kaymer | 65 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T4 | Wesley Bryan | 64 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T4 | Tyrrell Hatton | 68 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 273 | −7 |
| 10 | Graham DeLaet | 66 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1988-12-13, Murrieta, California; USA; turned pro 2009; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'The Honda Classic' (week 8/2017), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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