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Sunday 5 February 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Matsuyama wins Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 February 2017 · Hideki Matsuyama’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,700,000 USD · Waste Management
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/6°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/6°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/5°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/7°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 25 · 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
- Webb Simpson USA · 267birdied three of the last four for a 64 to force a playoff; matched pars on the first three extra holes, then putted from the edge of the 17th green around a bunker and his 25-footer burned the edge; lost on the fourth extra hole Hideki Matsuyama wins Phoenix Open for second straight year (AP via ESPN)
132 started · cut -1, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hideki Matsuyama
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Hideki Matsuyama, Waste Management Phoenix Open, February 5, 2017 (press conference)
5 February 2017
You know, I don't know if I played that well, but I won. That's, I guess, the bottom line.
ASAP Sports transcript: Hideki Matsuyama, Waste Management Phoenix Open, February 5, 2017 (flash interview)
5 February 2017
I just had faith and believed that there was going to be a chance to win it. Luckily, I made it.
ASAP Sports transcript: Webb Simpson, Waste Management Phoenix Open, February 5, 2017
5 February 2017
I wish I could have a couple of putts back and hit them a little harder.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | 65 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Webb Simpson | 67 · 71 · 65 · 64 | 267 | −17 |
| 3 | Louis Oosthuizen | 68 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T4 | Rickie Fowler | 67 · 68 · 69 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | J.J. Spaun | 71 · 64 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| 6 | Byeong Hun An | 66 · 66 · 65 · 73 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Daniel Berger | 71 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Martin Laird | 67 · 66 · 65 · 73 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Jordan Spieth | 70 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Matt Kuchar | 64 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Graham DeLaet | 67 · 69 · 65 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1992-02-25, Ehime, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2013; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Waste Management Phoenix Open' (week 5/2017), OWGR player profile API).
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