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Sunday 12 May 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Kang wins AT&T Byron Nelson
Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 May 2019 · Sung Kang’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,900,000 USD · AT&T · Saturday's third round was delayed six hours by rain and suspended by darkness; the third round was completed and the final round played on Sunday (27 holes for the leaders)
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/14°C · wind 30 km/h N, gusts 50 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/11°C · wind 23 km/h NNE, gusts 39 · 3.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/14°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 36 · 22.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/14°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 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
- Matt Every USA · 263Started the 15th tied for the lead but hit a poor approach and three-putted for bogey as Kang holed a 23-footer for birdie, a two-shot swing; closed with 66. Kang rallies at Byron Nelson for 1st PGA Tour win (AP via ESPN)
- Scott Piercy USA · 263Played in the final threesome and finished a bogey-free tournament with a 64, two shots short. Kang rallies at Byron Nelson for 1st PGA Tour win (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut -2, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
AT&T Byron Nelson
Trinity Forest Golf Club, Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sung Kang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 May 2019
Just dream come true. I mean when I just started playing golf I really dream about this, winning PGA TOUR event and finally happened.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 May 2019
Not really. I'm actually going to see my trainer at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow. I'm going to workout.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 May 2019
Yeah. That's the first time for me. I'm playing really well. Putts didn't fall on the back-9. Hit some pretty decent putts I felt like and misread them. To go 72 holes without a bogey is pretty awesome.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sung Kang | 65 · 61 · 68 · 67 | 261 | −23 |
| T2 | Scott Piercy | 67 · 69 · 63 · 64 | 263 | −21 |
| T2 | Matt Every | 65 · 65 · 67 · 66 | 263 | −21 |
| 4 | Brooks Koepka | 65 · 66 · 68 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| T5 | Peter Uihlein | 69 · 71 · 63 · 64 | 267 | −17 |
| T5 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 69 · 68 · 66 · 64 | 267 | −17 |
| T5 | Matt Jones | 65 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T5 | Rory Sabbatini | 67 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T5 | Tyler Duncan | 64 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T10 | Justin Harding | 66 · 73 · 64 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T10 | Sebastián Muñoz | 69 · 66 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1987-06-04, Jeju City, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2007; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 138 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet