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Sunday 15 July 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 July 2018 · Michael Kim’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,800,000 USD · John Deere
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/20°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/22°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 33 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/22°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 25 · 6.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/23°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 21 · 0.4 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
- Francesco Molinari ITA · 265closed with a 64 to tie for second at 19 under, eight back; Kim led by five entering the final round and was never caught Michael Kim wins John Deere Classic in record-breaking runaway (ESPN/AP)
- Joel Dahmen USA · 265closed with a 65 to tie for second, eight back Michael Kim wins John Deere Classic in record-breaking runaway (ESPN/AP)
- Sam Ryder USA · 265closed with a 66 to tie for second, eight back Michael Kim wins John Deere Classic in record-breaking runaway (ESPN/AP)
- Bronson Burgoon USA · 265closed with a 69 to tie for second, eight back Michael Kim wins John Deere Classic in record-breaking runaway (ESPN/AP)
156 started · cut -3, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 July 2018
Kind of just looking up on the Internet how to slow your heart rate down. All it tells you is to take deep breaths. Well, I've been taking deep breaths for like 30 minutes and it ain't slowing down
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 July 2018
But to be sitting here with the trophy, I don't know, I'm just at a loss for words. I think I made the right career choice.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 July 2018
he's really playing some really, really good golf; making the golf course look easier than what it really is.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Kim | 63 · 64 · 64 · 66 | 257 | −27 |
| T2 | Francesco Molinari | 65 · 66 · 70 · 64 | 265 | −19 |
| T2 | Joel Dahmen | 64 · 71 · 65 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| T2 | Sam Ryder | 66 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| T2 | Bronson Burgoon | 68 · 62 · 66 · 69 | 265 | −19 |
| 6 | Harold Varner III | 67 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 266 | −18 |
| T7 | Kevin Streelman | 66 · 71 · 66 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | Chad Campbell | 66 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | John Huh | 70 · 63 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | Keith Mitchell | 67 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | Andres Romero | 64 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1993-07-14, Seoul, South Korea; USA; turned pro 2013; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 473 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet