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Sunday 7 January 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins Sentry Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 January 2018 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 17 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,300,000 USD · Sentry
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/21°C · wind 34 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/20°C · wind 33 km/h ENE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/22°C · wind 35 km/h ENE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/22°C · wind 36 km/h ENE, gusts 51 · 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
- Jon Rahm ESP · 276closed with 69 and finished eight shots behind, a shot ahead of Brian Harman 2018 Sentry Tournament of Champions winner, final leaderboard, results, prize money payouts (Golf News Net)
34 started, 34 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Sentry Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Dustin Johnson, Sentry Tournament of Champions, January 7, 2018
7 January 2018
So I didn't want to let up on the back nine, especially after what had happened in Shanghai. Yeah, I didn't want that to happen again.
ASAP Sports transcript: Dustin Johnson, Sentry Tournament of Champions, January 7, 2018
7 January 2018
No, I hit it probably 90 percent. I don't swing -- I don't think I've ever hit one a hundred percent, though.
ASAP Sports transcript: Jon Rahm, Sentry Tournament of Champions, January 7, 2018
7 January 2018
I mean when he was 5-under through 11, I think we were all looking forward to finishing in second place.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 268 | −24 |
| 2 | Jon Rahm | 71 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 276 | −16 |
| 3 | Brian Harman | 68 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −15 |
| T4 | Hideki Matsuyama | 70 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 278 | −14 |
| T4 | Pat Perez | 72 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −14 |
| T4 | Rickie Fowler | 69 · 71 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −14 |
| T7 | Marc Leishman | 67 · 69 · 76 · 67 | 279 | −13 |
| T7 | Jhonattan Vegas | 68 · 70 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −13 |
| 9 | Jordan Spieth | 75 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −12 |
| 10 | Si Woo Kim | 69 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 17; majors to date: 1; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Sentry Tournament of Champions' (week 1/2018), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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