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Sunday 18 February 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins Genesis Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 February 2018 · Bubba Watson’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,200,000 USD · Genesis
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/11°C · wind 12 km/h NNW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/11°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/10°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/11°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 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
- Kevin Na USA · 274birdied the 10th and 11th to briefly take the lead, then fell back with consecutive bogeys from the trees and closed with 69 Bubba Watson ends 2-year title drought with Genesis Open win (AP via ESPN)
- Tony Finau USA · 274lurked all day; his last chance, an eagle putt on the 17th, stopped inches short Bubba Watson ends 2-year title drought with Genesis Open win (AP via ESPN)
144 started · cut +2, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Genesis Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bubba Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Bubba Watson ends 2-year title drought with Genesis Open win (AP via ESPN, 2018-02-18)
18 February 2018
Nobody thought that Bubba Watson from Bagdad, Florida, would ever get to 10 wins. Let's be honest
Bubba Watson ends 2-year title drought with Genesis Open win (AP via ESPN, 2018-02-18)
18 February 2018
My wife was not close. My wife basically told me to quit whining and play golf.
Bubba Watson ends 2-year title drought with Genesis Open win (AP via ESPN, 2018-02-18)
18 February 2018
I said, 'Nah, I'm just going to hole it and go to the bathroom.' And then I holed it
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Watson | 68 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Kevin Na | 68 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Tony Finau | 66 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T4 | Scott Stallings | 71 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Patrick Cantlay | 66 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T6 | Adam Hadwin | 70 · 74 · 66 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Phil Mickelson | 70 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T6 | Cameron Smith | 72 · 68 · 65 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Jordan Spieth | 71 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Martin Laird | 68 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Xander Schauffele | 71 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Justin Thomas | 69 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Ryan Moore | 68 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1978-11-05, Bagdad, Florida; USA; turned pro 2003; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 2; world No. 117 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Genesis Open' (week 7/2018), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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