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Sunday 27 August 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins the Northern Trust
Glen Oaks Club, Old Westbury, New York · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 August 2017 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 16 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,750,000 USD · Northern Trust
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/20°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/18°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/18°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/18°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 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
- Jordan Spieth USA · 267led by three entering the final round and by five after five holes, then hit his tee shot into the water on the par-3 sixth for double bogey; closed with 69 and lost on the first playoff hole Dustin Johnson's comeback ends with playoff victory over Jordan Spieth (ESPN/AP)
120 started · cut +2, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Northern Trust
Glen Oaks Club, Glen Oaks Club, Old Westbury, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 August 2017
I feel like the game is finally back in form like it was leading into the Masters. I feel like I'm swinging everything really well.
ESPN (Jason Sobel)
27 August 2017
A lot of my wins, usually I've just had to, like, two-putt on 18 or had an easy go at it … This was the first one I've really had to work at.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
27 August 2017
I thought that was a fun show … I was hoping it wasn't going to be that much fun.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 65 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | Jordan Spieth | 69 · 65 · 64 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T3 | Jhonattan Vegas | 69 · 65 · 72 · 65 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Jon Rahm | 68 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| 5 | Paul Casey | 69 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Webb Simpson | 73 · 66 · 71 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T6 | Jason Day | 69 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| T6 | Justin Thomas | 68 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T6 | Kevin Chappell | 68 · 73 · 64 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Robert Streb | 71 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 276 | −4 |
| T10 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −4 |
| T10 | Patrick Cantlay | 67 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −4 |
| T10 | Chez Reavie | 69 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −4 |
| T10 | Bubba Watson | 67 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −4 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | 68 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −4 |
| T10 | Matt Kuchar | 71 · 64 · 68 · 73 | 276 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 16; majors to date: 1; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet