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Sunday 18 August 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Thomas wins BMW Championship
Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 August 2019 · Justin Thomas’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,250,000 USD · BMW
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 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/17°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 40 · 5.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/18°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 9.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/20°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 51 · 4.5 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
- Patrick Cantlay USA · 266closed with a 65 and cut a six-shot lead to two with four straight birdies around the turn, but missed birdie putts on 14 and an eagle putt on 15 Thomas takes BMW, Tour Championship top seed (ESPN/AP)
69 started, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Medinah Country Club (No. 3 Course), Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Thomas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 August 2019
I had guys telling me congratulations on 13 today, on the front-9. This tournament is so far from over.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 August 2019
If I have a 2 shot lead with 8 holes left I feel confident I can pull it off.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 August 2019
When you are as far behind as you are you kind of need everything to go right. Neither of those putts dropped at a point where I kind of needed them to.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Thomas | 65 · 69 · 61 · 68 | 263 | −25 |
| 2 | Patrick Cantlay | 66 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −22 |
| 3 | Hideki Matsuyama | 69 · 63 · 73 · 63 | 268 | −20 |
| 4 | Tony Finau | 67 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T5 | Brandt Snedeker | 66 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Jon Rahm | 68 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Corey Conners | 69 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Lucas Glover | 66 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | 67 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Kevin Kisner | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1993-04-29, Louisville, Kentucky; USA; turned pro 2013; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 1; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet