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Sunday 10 June 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 June 2018 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 18 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,600,000 USD · FedEx
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 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/20°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/21°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/22°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/22°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0.5 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
- Andrew Putnam USA · 267Shared the 54-hole lead but double-bogeyed the 1st and closed with 72, six back. Dustin Johnson reclaims world's top spot with St. Jude Classic win (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut E, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Classic
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
10 June 2018
It was a long way to get there, and I held it for a long time, and obviously JT took it from me for a little while. It was nice to finish like that and get it back.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
10 June 2018
What a cool way to end the day,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
10 June 2018
Luckily, I did watch him hit that last shot, and that was pretty special, so that was fun to see,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 67 · 63 · 65 · 66 | 261 | −19 |
| 2 | Andrew Putnam | 67 · 64 · 64 · 72 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | J.B. Holmes | 69 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Richy Werenski | 68 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T4 | Stewart Cink | 68 · 68 · 64 · 72 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Austin Cook | 69 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Retief Goosen | 67 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Chris Kirk | 66 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Trey Mullinax | 69 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Brandt Snedeker | 71 · 62 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Chez Reavie | 67 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 1; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet