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Sunday 20 January 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Long wins Desert Classic
PGA West (Stadium Course), La Quinta, California · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 January 2019 · Adam Long’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,900,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/15°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/14°C · wind 7 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/12°C · wind 6 km/h NNE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/12°C · wind 6 km/h SE, 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
- Phil Mickelson USA · 263led after each of the first three rounds but closed with 69 on a poor putting day; his 40-foot birdie try on the 18th missed Adam Long wins Desert Classic for first PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN)
- Adam Hadwin CAN · 263closed with 67, losing a three-stroke lead on the back nine Adam Long wins Desert Classic for first PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut -9, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Desert Classic
PGA West (Stadium Course), with PGA West (Nicklaus Tournament Course) and La Quinta Country Club, PGA West (Stadium Course), La Quinta, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Adam Long
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Adam Long, Desert Classic, January 20, 2019
20 January 2019
It's like, hey, I'm playing with Phil on a Sunday, let alone in the final group.
ASAP Sports transcript: Adam Long, Desert Classic, January 20, 2019
20 January 2019
I don't know if any of us ever dreamed we would be here, but we are here and it's been a fun road
Adam Long wins Desert Classic for first PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN, 2019-01-20)
20 January 2019
I had a terrible putting day -- one of the worst I can recall in a while
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Long | 63 · 71 · 63 · 65 | 262 | −26 |
| T2 | Adam Hadwin | 65 · 66 · 65 · 67 | 263 | −25 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 60 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 263 | −25 |
| 4 | Talor Gooch | 67 · 67 · 66 · 64 | 264 | −24 |
| 5 | Dominic Bozzelli | 67 · 69 · 64 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| 6 | Jon Rahm | 66 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 267 | −21 |
| T7 | Vaughn Taylor | 68 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T7 | J.T. Poston | 68 · 68 · 64 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T9 | Sean O'Hair | 66 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T9 | Michael Thompson | 68 · 66 · 65 · 71 | 270 | −18 |
| T9 | Patrick Cantlay | 67 · 66 · 66 · 71 | 270 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1987-09-25, New Orleans, Louisiana; USA; turned pro 2010; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 417 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Desert Classic' (week 3/2019), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet