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Sunday 20 August 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Stenson wins Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 August 2017 · Henrik Stenson’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,800,000 USD · Wyndham
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/23°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R236°/24°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/23°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R435°/21°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 19 · 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
- Ollie Schniederjans USA · 259bogey-free closing 64, holing a 40-footer on 17 and stuffing his approach on 18 to 2 feet for birdie, but Stenson birdied 15-17 and scrambled par at the last; one back Henrik Stenson breaks course record in winning Wyndham Championship (ESPN/AP)
156 started · cut -3, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Henrik Stenson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 August 2017
I don't think my Epic Driver is delighted. Been standing in the shadows in my locker all week.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
20 August 2017
It's certainly a good time to start firing … We know the kind of damage you can do in the playoffs.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 August 2017
I leave with no regrets. I played as hard as I could and met all my goals mentally out there and gave myself a great chance and 1 back and 64 on Sunday.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Stenson | 62 · 66 · 66 · 64 | 258 | −22 |
| 2 | Ollie Schniederjans | 66 · 63 · 66 · 64 | 259 | −21 |
| 3 | Webb Simpson | 63 · 64 · 68 · 67 | 262 | −18 |
| T4 | Rory Sabbatini | 65 · 68 · 66 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T4 | Ryan Armour | 66 · 61 · 72 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T4 | Kevin Na | 67 · 63 · 65 · 68 | 263 | −17 |
| T7 | Martin Flores | 64 · 70 · 68 · 63 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | Cameron Smith | 63 · 69 · 70 · 63 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | Shane Lowry | 67 · 64 · 67 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| T10 | Richy Werenski | 67 · 66 · 64 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| T10 | Harold Varner III | 63 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| T10 | Davis Love III | 64 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1976-04-05, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1998; age 41 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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