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Sunday 20 May 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Wise wins AT&T Byron Nelson
Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 May 2018 · Aaron Wise’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,700,000 USD · AT&T · final round started after a four-hour rain delay Sunday and finished at twilight the same day
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/20°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/22°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 5.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/23°C · wind 27 km/h S, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/21°C · wind 22 km/h SSE, gusts 37 · 3.5 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
- Marc Leishman AUS · 264Set a 36-hole Nelson record and shared the 54-hole lead, but bogeyed the 10th as Wise birdied it to go four clear; closed with 68. Aaron Wise gets first tour win, shatters Byron Nelson scoring record (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut -4, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T Byron Nelson
Trinity Forest Golf Club, Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Aaron Wise
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 May 2018
I was like got to calm down. I can't just sit here. I said, "You got to go." I kind of made her leave the room.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 May 2018
to walk up 18 knowing I kind of had it locked up was pretty cool. I don't think many people get to do that their first win.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
20 May 2018
You get what you're given. You can't choose your conditions. I played pretty good. He played better.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Wise | 65 · 63 · 68 · 65 | 261 | −23 |
| 2 | Marc Leishman | 61 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 264 | −20 |
| T3 | Branden Grace | 66 · 68 · 69 · 62 | 265 | −19 |
| T3 | J.J. Spaun | 64 · 69 · 69 · 63 | 265 | −19 |
| T3 | Keith Mitchell | 65 · 68 · 69 · 63 | 265 | −19 |
| T6 | Ryan Blaum | 66 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Jimmy Walker | 64 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Kevin Na | 66 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | 67 · 65 · 72 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| T9 | Charles Howell III | 69 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T9 | Kevin Tway | 67 · 65 · 70 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1996-06-21, Cape Town, South Africa; USA; turned pro 2016; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 99 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet