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Sunday 12 August 2018PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Koepka wins PGA Championship
Bellerive Country Club, Town and Country, Missouri · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 August 2018 · Brooks Koepka’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $11,000,000 USD · Second round suspended Friday 3:35 pm for dangerous weather; resumed Saturday 7 am with the third round following
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/20°C · wind 7 km/h SE, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/21°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 4.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/21°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/19°C · wind 7 km/h ENE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- PGA Championship
1916–2026 in our record, 108 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Tiger Woods USA · 266Closed with a 64, his best final round in a major, but never led; finished two behind after Koepka birdied 15 and 16 2018 PGA Championship (Wikipedia)
156 started · cut E, 80 made it
Same week
Men's major
PGA Championship
Bellerive Country Club, Town and Country
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Tiger Woods
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 August 2018
Looking where I was, sitting on my couch watching the Masters, and to think I would do this, I would have laughed at you and told you there was no way, no chance, and to do it is really incredible.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 August 2018
I honestly can't. I have a lot of self belief.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 August 2018
I didn't have a swing at the time. I had no speed. I didn't have a golf swing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | 69 · 63 · 66 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 66 · 66 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| 3 | Adam Scott | 70 · 65 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Stewart Cink | 67 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Jon Rahm | 68 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Thomas Pieters | 67 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Francesco Molinari | 68 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Justin Thomas | 69 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Gary Woodland | 64 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 70 · 68 · 69 · 64 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Tyrrell Hatton | 71 · 67 · 69 · 64 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1990-05-03, West Palm Beach, Florida; USA; turned pro 2012; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 3; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile (event table 2018)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet