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Sunday 14 October 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Leishman wins CIMB Classic
TPC Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 October 2018 · Marc Leishman’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · CIMB
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/24°C · wind 7 km/h N, gusts 26 · 23.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/24°C · wind 5 km/h ESE, gusts 20 · 20.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/24°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 13.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/23°C · wind 8 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 21.8 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
- Bronson Burgoon USA · 267the first-round leader closed with a 68 to tie for second, five back Marc Leishman wins CIMB Classic by 5 shots to equal tournament record (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Emiliano Grillo ARG · 267tied for second, five strokes behind Marc Leishman wins CIMB Classic by 5 shots to equal tournament record (Associated Press, via ESPN)
- Chesson Hadley USA · 267tied for second, five strokes behind Marc Leishman wins CIMB Classic by 5 shots to equal tournament record (Associated Press, via ESPN)
78 started, 78 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
CIMB Classic
TPC Kuala Lumpur (West Course), TPC Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Marc Leishman
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press, via ESPN
14 October 2018
I feel unbelievable right now. I knew that even though I got off to a good start, I still needed to grind because there's some tough holes out there.
Associated Press, via ESPN
14 October 2018
We'll sit that [trophy] in the middle of the table tonight and have a few beers and just talk about it and just have a good night with friends really.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Leishman | 68 · 62 · 67 · 65 | 262 | −26 |
| T2 | Chesson Hadley | 67 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| T2 | Emiliano Grillo | 66 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| T2 | Bronson Burgoon | 63 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| T5 | Justin Thomas | 66 · 69 · 69 · 64 | 268 | −20 |
| T5 | Abraham Ancer | 67 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| T5 | Charles Howell III | 69 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T5 | Louis Oosthuizen | 66 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| T5 | Gary Woodland | 69 · 61 · 67 · 71 | 268 | −20 |
| T10 | Si Woo Kim | 67 · 71 · 66 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| T10 | Kevin Chappell | 66 · 67 · 71 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| T10 | Shubhankar Sharma | 67 · 64 · 66 · 72 | 269 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1983-10-24, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2005; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 24 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet