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Sunday 3 December 2017European TourYear in Review
Smith wins Australian PGA Championship
RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia · Thursday 30 November to Sunday 3 December 2017 · Cameron Smith’s win no. 1 on the European Tour · purse A$1,500,000 AUD
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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 84° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/21°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 37 · 8.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/22°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 36 · 4.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/22°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 42 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 13.2 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
- Jordan Zunic AUS · 270Led by three overnight; Smith eagled the 17th to lead but bogeyed the 72nd, leaving them tied at 18 under, and Zunic lost on the second extra hole when his three-metre putt lipped out. Cameron Smith wins Australian PGA Championship in playoff - ESPN (AAP)
, 75 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Australian PGA Championship
RACV Royal Pines Resort, RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cameron Smith
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AAP)
3 December 2017
He just said a few nasty things there telling me not to choke. I tried to play it off,
ESPN (AAP)
3 December 2017
I guess he was from NSW.
ESPN (AAP)
3 December 2017
Earlier I hit the bottom of pin and that was a bit like, you know, am I not meant to win this thing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Smith | 68 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Jordan Zunic | 66 · 69 · 64 · 71 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Adam Bland | 66 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | David Bransdon | 69 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Marc Leishman | 67 · 65 · 74 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 6 | Harold Varner III | 71 · 66 · 73 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Sean Crocker | 69 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Lucas Herbert | 68 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Nathan Kimsey | 73 · 67 · 73 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Wade Ormsby | 71 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1993-08-18, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2013; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 86 that week (OWGR rankBefore (week 48, 2017) from OWGR player profile API; AAP also calls him 'world No.86').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet