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Sunday 17 February 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Holmes wins Genesis Open
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 February 2019 · J.B. Holmes’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,400,000 USD · Genesis · weather and slow play: players finished the third round and the final round on Sunday, a 34-hole day
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/12°C · wind 25 km/h SSW, gusts 51 · 41.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/11°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/8°C · wind 23 km/h WNW, gusts 45 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R412°/7°C · wind 29 km/h W, gusts 58 · 0.2 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
- Justin Thomas USA · 271took a four-shot lead into the final round, then closed with 75: three-putted the 10th and double-bogeyed the 13th after lipping out J.B. Holmes rallies past Justin Thomas to overcome 34-hole day (AP via ESPN)
144 started · cut E, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Genesis Open
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
J.B. Holmes
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
J.B. Holmes rallies past Justin Thomas to overcome 34-hole day (AP via ESPN, 2019-02-17)
17 February 2019
I knew it was going to be very difficult to shoot a low score. I needed some help from Justin.
J.B. Holmes rallies past Justin Thomas to overcome 34-hole day (AP via ESPN, 2019-02-17)
17 February 2019
It's always a bummer to hand a tournament. I feel like I should have won that thing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.B. Holmes | 63 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Justin Thomas | 66 · 65 · 65 · 75 | 271 | −13 |
| 3 | Si Woo Kim | 68 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Marc Leishman | 69 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | 72 · 63 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| 6 | Charles Howell III | 69 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Michael Thompson | 69 · 64 · 73 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Adam Scott | 66 · 65 · 69 · 76 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Hideki Matsuyama | 71 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Vaughn Taylor | 67 · 69 · 74 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Dustin Johnson | 73 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Carlos Ortiz | 67 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Kelly Kraft | 69 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Jon Rahm | 67 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1982-04-26, Campbellsville, Kentucky; USA; turned pro 2005; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 100 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Genesis Open' (week 7/2019), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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