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Sunday 6 May 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Day wins Wells Fargo Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 May 2018 · Jason Day’s win no. 12 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,700,000 USD · Wells Fargo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/15°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/16°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/18°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/19°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 46 · 0.3 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
- Aaron Wise USA · 274Had the best finish of his career at 21 and was alone in second until Watney's closing putt; Day's tee shot hit the pin at the 17th to go two clear. Jason Day wins Wells Fargo by two strokes for second win of season (AP via ESPN)
- Nick Watney USA · 274Holed a 59-foot putt on the 18th to tie Wise for second, two behind Day. Jason Day wins Wells Fargo by two strokes for second win of season (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +3, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wells Fargo Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Day
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
6 May 2018
You sit there and play mental games with yourself, subconsciously saying, 'You can't do this. You're going to fail. You're going to fail … I just kept on saying to myself, 'Forget about it and keep pushing.'
ESPN.com (Bob Harig)
6 May 2018
I got burned out being No. 1 … It's easy to get burned out in a position that you're in the spotlight. It can be demanding at times.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Day | 69 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Aaron Wise | 68 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Nick Watney | 72 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| 4 | Bryson DeChambeau | 75 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | 72 · 72 · 64 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Peter Uihlein | 72 · 72 · 62 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Paul Casey | 69 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| 8 | Patrick Reed | 71 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Emiliano Grillo | 68 · 71 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Luke List | 70 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Sam Saunders | 70 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Charl Schwartzel | 70 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1987-11-12, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2006; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 1; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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