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Monday 23 July 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Merritt wins Barbasol Championship
Keene Trace Golf Club, Nicholasville, Kentucky · Thursday 19 to Monday 23 July 2018 · Troy Merritt’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Barbasol · Monday finish: the final round was suspended Sunday by a thunderstorm before the leaders teed off and resumed Monday July 23 at 7:30 a.m.; the second round had also been completed Saturday morning after storms.
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/19°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/20°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 53 · 12.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 7.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/19°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 11.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R526°/19°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 28 · 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
- Billy Horschel USA · 266closed with a 67 to post 22 under; his birdie putt on the 18th lipped out Troy Merritt wins rain-delayed Barbasol Championship, gains spot in PGA Championship (ESPN/AP)
- Richy Werenski USA · 266closed with a 66 to tie for second, one back Troy Merritt wins rain-delayed Barbasol Championship, gains spot in PGA Championship (ESPN/AP)
- Tom Lovelady USA · 266playing alongside Merritt, eagled the 14th but just missed a tying birdie putt on the 18th; closed with a 68 for a career-best finish on his 25th birthday Troy Merritt wins rain-delayed Barbasol Championship, gains spot in PGA Championship (ESPN/AP)
132 started · cut -4, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Barbasol Championship
Keene Trace Golf Club (Champions Trace), Keene Trace Golf Club, Nicholasville, Kentucky
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Troy Merritt
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 July 2018
I think that the wedge and the putt on 15 is what won the tournament. We got just one clear. They had to come get us with a hole and a half left and they weren't able to.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 July 2018
I'm not shaving the beard. Wasn't even thinking about that. I was just trying to hit one shot at a time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 July 2018
Just sometimes you need a little bit of luck, and when you have that luck you know it's your day. I just didn't have it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Merritt | 62 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 265 | −23 |
| T2 | Richy Werenski | 66 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | Billy Horschel | 65 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | Tom Lovelady | 66 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 266 | −22 |
| 5 | J.T. Poston | 69 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| 6 | Brian Gay | 67 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| T7 | Cameron Percy | 67 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T7 | Sam Ryder | 68 · 68 · 63 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T7 | Hunter Mahan | 66 · 68 · 64 · 71 | 269 | −19 |
| T10 | Steve Wheatcroft | 68 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T10 | Robert Streb | 67 · 68 · 63 · 72 | 270 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1985-10-25, Osage, Iowa; USA; turned pro 2008; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 327 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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