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Sunday 8 July 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Na wins A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
The Old White TPC, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 July 2018 · Kevin Na’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,300,000 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
14 h 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/20°C · wind 6 km/h ESE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/20°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 38 · 5.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/18°C · wind 13 km/h ENE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/13°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 27 · 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
- Kelly Kraft USA · 266co-led with Harold Varner III after 54 holes but closed with a 70 to finish second, five back, as Na birdied six of his first 10 holes Kevin Na wins by 5 shots for 2nd win on PGA Tour, first since 2011 (ESPN/AP)
156 started · cut -3, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
The Greenbrier, Old White TPC, The Old White TPC, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kevin Na
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 July 2018
It's an amazing feeling. I've waited a long time for this. Lot of close calls, lot of disappointments. I wasn't sure if it was going to come again.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 July 2018
It was just one of those days that I felt great over the ball, and everything was going in.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 July 2018
Obviously, I would have loved to win after leading coming into today, but, you know, sometimes you run into a guy that makes a lot of putts.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Na | 69 · 63 · 65 · 64 | 261 | −19 |
| 2 | Kelly Kraft | 64 · 63 · 69 · 70 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Brandt Snedeker | 66 · 67 · 70 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T3 | Jason Kokrak | 65 · 64 · 71 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | Joaquín Niemann | 63 · 69 · 72 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T5 | Austin Cook | 66 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T5 | Joel Dahmen | 67 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T5 | Sam Saunders | 68 · 63 · 67 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
| T5 | Harold Varner III | 66 · 64 · 66 · 72 | 268 | −12 |
| 10 | Russell Henley | 68 · 69 · 69 · 63 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1983-09-15, Seoul, South Korea; USA; turned pro 2001; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 65 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet