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Monday 10 September 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Bradley wins BMW Championship
Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania · Thursday 6 to Monday 10 September 2018 · Keegan Bradley’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · BMW · weather: Sunday play cancelled by rain; final round completed Monday, September 10
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/24°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/21°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 9.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 37 · 8.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/12°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 40 · 44.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R518°/13°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 51 · 10.7 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
- Justin Rose ENG · 260bogeyed the 72nd hole when his 16-foot par putt to win lipped out, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole after missing a 5-foot par putt Keegan Bradley beats Justin Rose in playoff to win at Aronimink (ESPN/AP)
69 started, 68 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Aronimink Golf Club, Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Keegan Bradley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 September 2018
A lot of 41-33 yells, a lot of Eagle chants. They deserve it, though. They haven't won as many as the Patriots, so they've got to celebrate a little more when they win the Super Bowl.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 September 2018
I'm so proud of that because I was so upset with that decision, and I still don't think it's right. But it's good to prove them wrong.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 September 2018
the putt I hit to win I thought on the 72nd hole, it's the best putt I've ever hit to try and win a tournament. I thought that thing was in the middle, but it wasn't to be.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keegan Bradley | 66 · 64 · 66 · 64 | 260 | −20 |
| 2 | Justin Rose | 66 · 63 · 64 · 67 | 260 | −20 |
| T3 | Billy Horschel | 64 · 67 · 66 · 64 | 261 | −19 |
| T3 | Xander Schauffele | 63 · 64 · 67 · 67 | 261 | −19 |
| 5 | Rory McIlroy | 62 · 69 · 63 · 68 | 262 | −18 |
| T6 | Tiger Woods | 62 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 263 | −17 |
| T6 | Webb Simpson | 66 · 67 · 65 · 65 | 263 | −17 |
| T8 | Tony Finau | 68 · 64 · 67 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| T8 | Francesco Molinari | 70 · 63 · 64 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| T8 | Rickie Fowler | 65 · 65 · 65 · 69 | 264 | −16 |
| T8 | Tommy Fleetwood | 71 · 62 · 62 · 69 | 264 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1986-06-07, Woodstock, Vermont; USA; turned pro 2008; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 66 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet