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Sunday 5 August 2018PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Thomas wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 August 2018 · Justin Thomas’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,000,000 USD · Bridgestone
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/19°C · wind 9 km/h S, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/19°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 20 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/19°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 22 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/20°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 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
- Kyle Stanley USA · 269got within two shots of the lead before bogeys on the 13th and 14th; closed with a 68 to finish four back Justin Thomas doesn't break sweat in winning finale at Firestone (ESPN/AP)
71 started, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone Country Club (South Course), Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Thomas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
5 August 2018
I just got a huge knot in my throat and I just had to put my head down,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
5 August 2018
I'm glad I finally played well around here, just in time to leave,
ESPN (Bob Harig)
5 August 2018
It's been hard, too, … I mean, it feels like I haven't won in forever.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Thomas | 65 · 64 · 67 · 69 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Kyle Stanley | 63 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 71 · 66 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 71 · 67 · 68 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| 5 | Brooks Koepka | 66 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Aaron Wise | 67 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Patrick Cantlay | 64 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Anirban Lahiri | 65 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Rory McIlroy | 65 · 67 · 67 · 73 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Tony Finau | 68 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | 64 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Jason Day | 65 · 66 · 69 · 73 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Ian Poulter | 62 · 67 · 70 · 74 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1993-04-29, Louisville, Kentucky; USA; turned pro 2013; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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