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Sunday 30 June 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Lashley wins Rocket Mortgage Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 June 2019 · Nate Lashley’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,300,000 USD · Rocket Mortgage
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/18°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/21°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 7.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 30 · 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
- Doc Redman USA · 269A Monday qualifier, closed with a 67 to finish second, six shots behind Lashley, who led wire-to-wire. Lashley goes wire-to-wire in Rocket Mortgage win (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut -5, 71 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Rocket Mortgage Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nate Lashley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
30 June 2019
It's a great story -- last man in the field … I was happy to get in the field. And to win it, it's a dream come true.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
30 June 2019
Without my parents, I wouldn't have started playing golf when I was little
ESPN.com (Tom VanHaaren)
30 June 2019
I thought I was pretty much done with golf … You know, I always felt like I had the talent and ability to play out there, and it was just a matter of getting out here and getting comfortable.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Lashley | 63 · 67 · 63 · 70 | 263 | −25 |
| 2 | Doc Redman | 68 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Wes Roach | 67 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Rory Sabbatini | 65 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T5 | Brandt Snedeker | 70 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Brian Stuard | 66 · 72 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Ted Potter Jr. | 68 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Joaquín Niemann | 68 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Patrick Reed | 68 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Cameron Tringale | 68 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1982-12-12, Scottsbluff, Nebraska; USA; turned pro 2005; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 353 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet