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Sunday 29 July 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins RBC Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 July 2018 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 19 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · RBC
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/18°C · wind 21 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 3.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/18°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/17°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/15°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 29 · 3.2 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
- Byeong Hun An KOR · 268began the final round tied for the lead with Johnson, Whee Kim and Kevin Tway, bogeyed the second and closed with a 69 to tie for second, three back Top-ranked Dustin Johnson wins RBC Canadian Open (ESPN/AP)
- Whee Kim KOR · 268began the final round in the four-way tie for the lead and closed with a 69 to tie for second, three back Top-ranked Dustin Johnson wins RBC Canadian Open (ESPN/AP)
155 started · cut -4, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Canadian Open
Glen Abbey Golf Club, Glen Abbey Golf Club, Oakville, Ontario
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 July 2018
it's never going to be back here. So it was big for me to get the win here. I like this golf course a lot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 July 2018
Especially I talked to Paulina a little while ago and they were watching from home. So it's always cool to hear that your little man's watching you on TV.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 July 2018
Definitely more people watching, yeah. I think they came to watch me. No, but unfortunately I couldn't get in the playoff. But seeing the number one in the world playing golf is quite exciting, and he's pretty good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 265 | −23 |
| T2 | Byeong Hun An | 66 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Whee Kim | 67 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| 4 | Keegan Bradley | 69 · 63 · 73 · 64 | 269 | −19 |
| 5 | Abraham Ancer | 73 · 66 · 65 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Tommy Fleetwood | 66 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Danny Lee | 68 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Brandt Snedeker | 68 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Andrew Putnam | 67 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Mackenzie Hughes | 69 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Joel Dahmen | 69 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 19; majors to date: 1; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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