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Sunday 28 July 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Morikawa wins Barracuda Championship
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 July 2019 · Collin Morikawa’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Barracuda Networks
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 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/16°C · wind 9 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/18°C · wind 7 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/16°C · wind 5 km/h E, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/20°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 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
- Troy Merritt USA · 44 pointsled on the back nine until Morikawa birdied four of the last five; needed eagle at the par-5 18th but his chip raced 12 feet past and he missed the birdie putt Morikawa, fresh off college, triumphs on PGA Tour (ESPN/AP)
131 started · cut 8, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Barracuda Championship
Montreux Golf and Country Club, Montreux Golf and Country Club, Reno, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Collin Morikawa
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 July 2019
I think the gates are open. And I've been knocking on the door the past month or so and the game's felt really good.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 July 2019
Speechless, my heart was beating really fast. It was just something I gotta get used to.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 July 2019
But hat's off to Collin, to birdie four of the last five, including the last three. That's pretty good. He's a good champ. I'm sure there's probably more to come for him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin Morikawa | 13 · 7 · 13 · 14 | 47 points | |
| 2 | Troy Merritt | 7 · 12 · 18 · 7 | 44 points | |
| T3 | John Chin | 9 · 11 · 11 · 9 | 40 points | |
| T3 | Robert Streb | 13 · 12 · 10 · 5 | 40 points | |
| 5 | Bronson Burgoon | 12 · 2 · 10 · 15 | 39 points | |
| 6 | Tom Hoge | 13 · 8 · 7 · 10 | 38 points | |
| T7 | Charlie Danielson | 5 · 12 · 10 · 10 | 37 points | |
| T7 | Martin Laird | 5 · 12 · 11 · 9 | 37 points | |
| T7 | Ryan Palmer | 8 · 7 · 14 · 8 | 37 points | |
| T7 | Roger Sloan | 10 · 11 · 9 · 7 | 37 points |
The golfer
born 1997-02-06, Los Angeles, California; USA; turned pro 2019; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 172 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet