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Sunday 19 August 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Snedeker wins Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 August 2018 · Brandt Snedeker’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Wyndham · Third round suspended by severe weather with 30 players still on the course; completed Sunday morning before the final round (Snedeker played 29 holes Sunday).
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 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/21°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/23°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/23°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 8.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/22°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 6.8 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
- C.T. Pan TPE · 262tied with Snedeker at 20 under on the 72nd tee, hit his tee shot out of bounds and double-bogeyed the 18th to fall into a tie for second Brandt Snedeker wins Wyndham Championship by 3 strokes (ESPN/AP)
- Webb Simpson USA · 262closed with a career-best-matching 62 to post 18 under, three behind Brandt Snedeker wins Wyndham Championship by 3 strokes (ESPN/AP)
156 started · cut -3, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brandt Snedeker
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
19 August 2018
Shooting 59 on Thursday, your expectations go through the roof,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
19 August 2018
Wanting so desperately to win this tournament, it was just a lot of emotion this week,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
19 August 2018
I only played one bad hole, which is fine. You know, I've still got a lot of golf left.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandt Snedeker | 59 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 259 | −21 |
| T2 | Webb Simpson | 66 · 68 · 66 · 62 | 262 | −18 |
| T2 | C.T. Pan | 65 · 64 · 67 · 66 | 262 | −18 |
| T4 | Jim Furyk | 65 · 68 · 67 · 63 | 263 | −17 |
| T4 | D.A. Points | 64 · 64 · 68 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| T6 | Ryan Moore | 63 · 70 · 64 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Brian Gay | 70 · 63 · 62 · 69 | 264 | −16 |
| T8 | Nick Taylor | 65 · 67 · 70 · 63 | 265 | −15 |
| T8 | Ryan Armour | 65 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T8 | David Hearn | 64 · 67 · 64 · 70 | 265 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1980-12-08, Nashville, Tennessee; USA; turned pro 2004; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 0; world No. 88 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet