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Sunday 27 May 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Rose wins Fort Worth Invitational
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 May 2018 · Justin Rose’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,100,000 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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/21°C · wind 11 km/h SSE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/23°C · wind 22 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R336°/22°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R436°/24°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 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
- Brooks Koepka USA · 263Closed with 63 from the final pairing but never got closer than three; his sixth runner-up finish in three years. Justin Rose finishes 20 under to win Fort Worth Invitational (AP via ESPN)
121 started · cut +2, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Fort Worth Invitational
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Rose
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2018
A tournament that I pick up the trophy and the first thing I saw was Ben Hogan's name twice. It sort of says a lot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2018
The way I won I think is very fitting for a place that's called Hogan's Alley. I couldn't have dreamt a better way really.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2018
I wouldn't say it's gratifying, to be honest with you. I feel like it's annoying. I feel like we've had so many second-place finishes. Always seem to run into a buzz saw, whatever it is.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Rose | 66 · 64 · 66 · 64 | 260 | −20 |
| 2 | Brooks Koepka | 70 · 63 · 67 · 63 | 263 | −17 |
| 3 | Emiliano Grillo | 64 · 67 · 69 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| 4 | Kevin Na | 62 · 73 · 70 · 61 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | Kevin Tway | 66 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 · 71 · 64 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Jon Rahm | 68 · 70 · 64 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Joaquín Niemann | 68 · 72 · 65 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T8 | Ben Crane | 66 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T8 | Corey Conners | 71 · 68 · 63 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-30, Johannesburg, South Africa; ENG; turned pro 1998; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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