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Monday 1 May 2017PGA TourYear in Review
Blixt and Smith win Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana · Thursday 27 April to Monday 1 May 2017 · Jonas Blixt’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,100,000 USD · Zurich · regulation ended Sunday 2017-04-30 in darkness after a thunderstorm delay of more than six hours; the four-hole sudden-death playoff was completed Monday 2017-05-01
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 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/19°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 34 · 3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/24°C · wind 34 km/h SSE, gusts 60 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/25°C · wind 37 km/h SE, gusts 65 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/21°C · wind 39 km/h SSE, gusts 69 · 18.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R527°/17°C · wind 26 km/h WNW, gusts 42 · 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
- Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown USA · 261shot a 12-under 60 better-ball round capped by Kisner's chip-in eagle on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, then lost on the fourth extra hole on Monday Kisner-Brown, Blixt-Smith teams head to Monday playoff at Zurich Classic (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2017-04-30)
80 started, 36 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith interview, 2017-05-01 (ASAP Sports)
1 May 2017
But yeah, to have a put to win on the PGA TOUR when you've been working towards it your whole life, is a completely different feeling. It felt like the longest two-and-a-half-foot putt I've ever hit.
Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith interview, 2017-05-01 (ASAP Sports)
1 May 2017
Doing it for the third time, I mean, this is the most fun one, I must say.
Kisner-Brown, Blixt-Smith teams head to Monday playoff at Zurich Classic (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2017-04-30)
30 April 2017
We knew we had to have it. I knew (Blixt and Smith) were going to make birdie. All I was trying to do was make sure I didn't leave it short.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith | 67 · 62 · 68 · 64 | 261 | −27 |
| P2 | Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown | 70 · 64 · 67 · 60 | 261 | −27 |
| 3 | Kelly Kraft and Kevin Tway | 71 · 63 · 70 · 61 | 265 | −23 |
| 4 | Jordan Spieth and Ryan Palmer | 66 · 66 · 70 · 64 | 266 | −22 |
| T5 | Brooks Koepka and Chase Koepka | 69 · 65 · 73 · 62 | 269 | −19 |
| T5 | Charley Hoffman and Nick Watney | 67 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T5 | Angel Cabrera and Julian Etulain | 70 · 63 · 71 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| T5 | Jason Dufner and Patton Kizzire | 69 · 64 · 73 · 63 | 269 | −19 |
| T5 | Justin Thomas and Bud Cauley | 70 · 64 · 74 · 61 | 269 | −19 |
| T5 | Bubba Watson and J.B Holmes | 73 · 64 · 68 · 64 | 269 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1984-04-24, Nässjö, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2008; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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