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Sunday 14 January 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Kizzire wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 January 2018 · Patton Kizzire’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · Sony
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/23°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, gusts 39 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/23°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/22°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/22°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 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
- James Hahn USA · 263shot a final-round 62 to force a playoff, missed birdie putts from 10 and 6 feet on the 18th that would have won it, and lost on the sixth extra hole when his 8-foot par putt at the 17th caught the lip Patton Kizzire overcomes James Hahn in Sony Open playoff (AP via ESPN)
144 started · cut -2, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Patton Kizzire
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Patton Kizzire, Sony Open in Hawaii, January 14, 2018
14 January 2018
My golf game is a roller coaster. It always has been. I'm up and down and all around. But it's nice to have those days when it's boring. That's my goal is to play boring golf.
Patton Kizzire overcomes James Hahn in Sony Open playoff (AP via ESPN, 2018-01-14)
14 January 2018
It wasn't pretty
ASAP Sports transcript: James Hahn, Sony Open in Hawaii, January 14, 2018
14 January 2018
I'm not making any excuses. I definitely had enough gas for the playoff. It's just, God, I'm just hungry.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patton Kizzire | 67 · 64 · 64 · 68 | 263 | −17 |
| 2 | James Hahn | 67 · 69 · 65 · 62 | 263 | −17 |
| 3 | Tom Hoge | 65 · 65 · 64 · 70 | 264 | −16 |
| T4 | Webb Simpson | 67 · 70 · 63 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T4 | Brian Stuard | 67 · 66 · 67 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T4 | Brian Harman | 64 · 63 · 68 · 70 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | Gary Woodland | 67 · 67 · 68 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Ben Martin | 69 · 66 · 66 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Ollie Schniederjans | 66 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T10 | Ryan Blaum | 66 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Russell Knox | 69 · 64 · 65 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Chris Kirk | 63 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Kyle Stanley | 64 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1986-03-03, Montgomery, Alabama; USA; turned pro 2008; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 105 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Sony Open in Hawaii' (week 2/2018), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet