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Sunday 26 May 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Na wins Charles Schwab Challenge
Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 May 2019 · Kevin Na’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,300,000 USD · Charles Schwab
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/25°C · wind 31 km/h SSE, gusts 58 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/25°C · wind 29 km/h SSE, gusts 55 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/22°C · wind 24 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/22°C · wind 24 km/h S, gusts 48 · 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
- Tony Finau USA · 271The first-round leader got within a shot early, but was two back when Na birdied 14 and he bogeyed 16; closed with 68 to lose by four. Na shoots 66, cruises to 4-shot Colonial win (AP via ESPN)
122 started · cut +2, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Charles Schwab Challenge
Colonial Country Club, Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kevin Na
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 May 2019
Kenny said, Well, I started working with you before your daughter was born, so I'm behind the wife. I'll take my name out of list if you give me that car. I was like, Whatever, fine.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 May 2019
On the first tee I saw that wall, looked at the name right below, Justin Rose, and in my head I engraved my name in it in my head.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 May 2019
He wasn't letting up, so I knew I was going to have to make three or four birdies coming in. I gave myself the looks to do it; just wasn't able to make it happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Na | 70 · 62 · 69 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | Tony Finau | 64 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T3 | Andrew Putnam | 69 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T3 | C.T. Pan | 68 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| 5 | Jonas Blixt | 67 · 64 · 74 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Rory Sabbatini | 68 · 66 · 73 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Ryan Palmer | 68 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −6 |
| T8 | Russell Knox | 71 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T8 | Tyrrell Hatton | 71 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T8 | Nick Watney | 67 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T8 | Mackenzie Hughes | 68 · 70 · 65 · 72 | 275 | −5 |
| T8 | Jordan Spieth | 65 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1983-09-15, Seoul, South Korea; USA; turned pro 2001; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 52 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet