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Sunday 5 August 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Putnam wins Barracuda Championship
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 August 2018 · Andrew Putnam’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,400,000 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
13 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/16°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/13°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/14°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 67 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/12°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 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
- Chad Campbell USA · 43 pointsfollowed a 22-point Saturday with an 11-point final round but finished four points back after Putnam birdied the 18th Andrew Putnam holds off Chad Campbell for first PGA Tour title (ESPN/AP)
132 started · cut 7 points, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Barracuda Championship
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Andrew Putnam
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 August 2018
That was one thing that really stuck out when I made that putt that I was going to be going to Maui one week earlier than I had planned.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 August 2018
My only thought going up to that ball was knock this thing. Just get it over with.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 August 2018
Obviously disappointed I wasn't able to finish it off but it happens. Definitely moving in the right direction, though.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Putnam | 70 · 64 · 65 · 68 | 47 | |
| 2 | Chad Campbell | 70 · 72 · 62 · 67 | 43 | |
| T3 | John Oda | 70 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 37 | |
| T3 | J.J. Spaun | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 37 | |
| 5 | Ollie Schniederjans | 64 · 69 · 75 · 69 | 36 | |
| 6 | William McGirt | 69 · 73 · 69 · 63 | 35 | |
| T7 | Sam Saunders | 68 · 66 · 68 · 74 | 34 | |
| T7 | Chris Stroud | 69 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 34 | |
| T9 | Brandon Harkins | 71 · 67 · 73 · 67 | 33 | |
| T9 | Vaughn Taylor | 73 · 70 · 67 · 65 | 33 |
The golfer
born 1989-01-25, Tacoma, Washington; USA; turned pro 2011; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 138 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet