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Sunday 24 June 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Watson wins Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 June 2018 · Bubba Watson’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Travelers
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/16°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/15°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/16°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 40 · 3.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/16°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 6.4 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
- Paul Casey ENG · 266Led by four after 54 holes but closed with 72, including back-to-back bogeys on 16 and 17. Bubba Watson closes with 63 to win third Travelers Championship (AP via ESPN)
- Stewart Cink USA · 266Closed with a week-best 62 (29 on the front nine) to tie for second, three back. Bubba Watson closes with 63 to win third Travelers Championship (AP via ESPN)
- Beau Hossler USA · 266Closed with 66 to tie for second, three back. Bubba Watson closes with 63 to win third Travelers Championship (AP via ESPN)
- J.B. Holmes USA · 266Closed with 67 to tie for second, three back. Bubba Watson closes with 63 to win third Travelers Championship (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut -2, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bubba Watson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2018
Well, you have to trick yourself. I had to watch what I say, my kids are here. I did not want to say lie. So you have to trick yourself into believing it, right?
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2018
So when I fist pumped on 15, that's when I thought I had a shot at it, because I knew the weather.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 June 2018
But quickly I remembered the golf tournament was on the line. And it would mean a lot more to me to win the Travelers Championship than to shoot a 59. Scores don't matter as much as winning does.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Watson | 70 · 63 · 67 · 63 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Stewart Cink | 68 · 68 · 68 · 62 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Beau Hossler | 65 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | J.B. Holmes | 66 · 68 · 65 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Paul Casey | 65 · 67 · 62 · 72 | 266 | −14 |
| T6 | Kevin Tway | 71 · 64 · 67 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Brian Harman | 64 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Russell Henley | 66 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T9 | Chase Seiffert | 66 · 71 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T9 | Bryson DeChambeau | 66 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −12 |
| T9 | Anirban Lahiri | 67 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1978-11-05, Bagdad, Florida; USA; turned pro 2002; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 2; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet