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Sunday 7 May 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Harman wins Wells Fargo Championship
Eagle Point Golf Club, Wilmington, North Carolina · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 May 2017 · Brian Harman’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · Wells Fargo
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 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/18°C · wind 26 km/h SE, gusts 58 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/16°C · wind 26 km/h SSW, gusts 65 · 23.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/12°C · wind 26 km/h WSW, gusts 56 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/11°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 39 · 4.2 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
- Dustin Johnson USA · 279made the cut on the number, shot 67-67 on the weekend and holed a 15-foot birdie on the 18th to post 9 under, then watched Harman birdie the last Brian Harman wins Wells Fargo Championship; Dustin Johnson denied 4th straight victory (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2017-05-07)
- Pat Perez USA · 279double-bogeyed No. 14, birdied the 16th and 18th for a 68 and waited for a playoff that Harman's closing birdie prevented Brian Harman wins Wells Fargo Championship; Dustin Johnson denied 4th straight victory (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2017-05-07)
156 started · cut +1, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wells Fargo Championship
Eagle Point Golf Club, Eagle Point Golf Club, Wilmington, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brian Harman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Brian Harman wins Wells Fargo Championship; Dustin Johnson denied 4th straight victory (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2017-05-07)
7 May 2017
It's surreal. I three-putted that 15th hole, knew it was going to be tough to birdie those last couple. But I stuck to my game plan and just did it. Did the best I could.
Brian Harman wins Wells Fargo Championship; Dustin Johnson denied 4th straight victory (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2017-05-07)
7 May 2017
I didn't have a lot of time off, so I didn't really know what to expect this week because I didn't really get to practice leading into this tournament, either.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Harman | 71 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Dustin Johnson | 70 · 75 · 67 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Pat Perez | 72 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| 4 | Jon Rahm | 69 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Smylie Kaufman | 70 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Kevin Tway | 72 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | S.Y. Noh | 69 · 74 · 67 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Jonathan Randolph | 69 · 73 · 73 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Byeong Hun An | 72 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Nick Taylor | 71 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Billy Hurley III | 70 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1987-01-19, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2009; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 93 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Wells Fargo Championship' (week 18/2017), OWGR player profile).
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