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Sunday 14 May 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins the Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May 2017 · Si Woo Kim’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,500,000 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
13 h 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/20°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/20°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/20°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 52 · 22.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/20°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 45 · 0.3 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
- Ian Poulter ENG · 281the only serious challenger, he shanked his second shot on the 18th into a palmetto bush and bogeyed for a closing 71 Si Woo Kim, 21, becomes youngest winner of Players Championship (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2017-05-14)
- Louis Oosthuizen RSA · 281lost the lead for good with a double bogey at No. 4 after a fairway-bunker shot found water; closed with 73 Si Woo Kim, 21, becomes youngest winner of Players Championship (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2017-05-14)
145 started · cut +2, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Players Championship
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Si Woo Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Si Woo Kim interview, 2017-05-14 (ASAP Sports)
14 May 2017
I didn't expect that I could be the champion of this tournament at this young age. I'm just so honored to become the youngest and the best champion.
Si Woo Kim interview, 2017-05-14 (ASAP Sports)
14 May 2017
I wasn't nervous at all because I was leading that hole, and I just focused on the middle of the green, and I just hit the pitch, and I made it.
Ian Poulter interview, 2017-05-14 (ASAP Sports)
14 May 2017
Oh, it was a full one. Yeah, it was a lovely one. Make no -- it was a shank. You'd like me to spell it for you?
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Si Woo Kim | 69 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Ian Poulter | 72 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Louis Oosthuizen | 69 · 66 · 73 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 69 · 70 · 73 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Kyle Stanley | 69 · 66 · 72 · 75 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Brendan Steele | 69 · 71 · 75 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Adam Scott | 70 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Lucas Glover | 70 · 70 · 73 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Francesco Molinari | 69 · 74 · 69 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| 10 | Alex Noren | 68 · 71 · 72 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1995-06-28, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 75 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'THE PLAYERS Championship' (week 19/2017), OWGR player profile).
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