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Sunday 15 April 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Kodaira wins RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 April 2018 · Satoshi Kodaira’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,700,000 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
12 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/12°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/16°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/17°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/15°C · wind 36 km/h S, gusts 65 · 29.8 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
- Si Woo Kim KOR · 272led into the back nine but made three bogeys over his final nine holes of regulation, then lost to Kodaira's birdie on the third playoff hole Satoshi Kodaira wins RBC Heritage after 3-hole playoff (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2018-04-15)
132 started · cut E, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Satoshi Kodaira
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Satoshi Kodaira (via interpreter), RBC Heritage, April 15, 2018
15 April 2018
It was spread through by six strokes, so I was thinking mostly of getting in the top-10 so I can play next week. So I wasn't really thinking about winning.
ASAP Sports transcript: Satoshi Kodaira (via interpreter), RBC Heritage, April 15, 2018
15 April 2018
This is a stage I've been dreaming about. And having this opportunity to play full-time is a dream come true.
ASAP Sports transcript: Si Woo Kim, RBC Heritage, April 15, 2018
15 April 2018
I didn't have the momentum going obviously on the final hole in regulation. I missed a short one. But I give props to my opponent, he made a great putt on the last one.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoshi Kodaira | 73 · 63 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| 2 | Si Woo Kim | 68 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Bryson DeChambeau | 68 · 64 · 75 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Luke List | 70 · 64 · 67 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Webb Simpson | 69 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Billy Horschel | 66 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Kevin Streelman | 70 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Patrick Cantlay | 67 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Byeong Hun An | 73 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Bill Haas | 69 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Kevin Kisner | 69 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Chesson Hadley | 66 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Ian Poulter | 69 · 64 · 67 · 75 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-09-11, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2010; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 46 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'RBC Heritage' (week 15/2018), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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