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Sunday 24 September 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Schauffele wins Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 September 2017 · Xander Schauffele’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,750,000 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
11 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/20°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 18 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/20°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/20°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/19°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 32 · 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
- Justin Thomas USA · 269started five shots behind, made two late birdies and shot 66, but his 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th broke left of the hole; finished one back while clinching the FedEx Cup Xander Schauffele is first rookie to win Tour Championship; Justin Thomas takes FedEx Cup (ESPN/AP)
30 started, 30 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Xander Schauffele
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
24 September 2017
My hands were shaking so much … I'm still kind of in shock.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
24 September 2017
Five months ago, two months ago, three hours ago, I wasn't expecting a lot,
ESPN (Bob Harig)
24 September 2017
It's odd getting something so tremendous, one of my best achievements in my career, without winning a golf tournament. So it feels different, but it's still great.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xander Schauffele | 69 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| 2 | Justin Thomas | 67 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Russell Henley | 67 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Kevin Kisner | 68 · 68 · 64 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
| 5 | Paul Casey | 66 · 67 · 65 · 73 | 271 | −9 |
| 6 | Brooks Koepka | 66 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Tony Finau | 68 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Jordan Spieth | 67 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T7 | Jon Rahm | 67 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Matt Kuchar | 69 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Sergio Garcia | 73 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | 68 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1993-10-25, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 2015; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 66 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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