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Sunday 1 April 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Poulter wins Houston Open
Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas · Thursday 29 March to Sunday 1 April 2018 · Ian Poulter’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 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
12 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/16°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 37 · 59.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/15°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/12°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/16°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, 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
- Beau Hossler USA · 269overcame a three-shot deficit with four straight back-nine birdies and led with three to play, missed a 30-foot birdie putt to win on the 72nd hole, then made triple bogey on the first playoff hole Ian Poulter wins Houston Open on playoff, gets last spot in Masters (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2018-04-01)
144 started · cut -3, 75 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Houston Open
Golf Club of Houston, Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ian Poulter
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Ian Poulter wins Houston Open on playoff, gets last spot in Masters (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2018-04-01)
1 April 2018
I had to dig deep today.
Ian Poulter wins Houston Open on playoff, gets last spot in Masters (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2018-04-01)
1 April 2018
Last week was painful. To come here this week, I was tired. I was frustrated on Thursday.
Ian Poulter wins Houston Open on playoff, gets last spot in Masters (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2018-04-01)
1 April 2018
I was patient. I waited my time. And this is amazing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Poulter | 73 · 64 · 65 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Beau Hossler | 65 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Jordan Spieth | 68 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Emiliano Grillo | 69 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Sam Ryder | 66 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Keith Mitchell | 67 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Russell Henley | 69 · 71 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Matt Every | 67 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Julian Suri | 66 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Abraham Ancer | 68 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Paul Dunne | 64 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1976-01-10, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 1995; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 51 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Houston Open' (week 13/2018), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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