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Sunday 6 January 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Schauffele wins Sentry Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 January 2019 · Xander Schauffele’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD · Sentry
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/22°C · wind 41 km/h ENE, gusts 57 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/22°C · wind 41 km/h ENE, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/22°C · wind 34 km/h ENE, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/22°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, 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
- Gary Woodland USA · 270started the final round three shots ahead and closed with a bogey-free 68, but missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th that would have forced a playoff Xander Schauffele beats Gary Woodland by a shot at Kapalua (AP via ESPN)
33 started, 33 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Sentry Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Kapalua, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Xander Schauffele
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Xander Schauffele, Sentry Tournament of Champions, January 6, 2019
6 January 2019
I was very nervous, strangely, we're in Hawaii here, I figured I would have the aloha vibes and be chill but my hands were quite shaky and probably had the worst stroke of the day unfortunately.
ASAP Sports transcript: Xander Schauffele, Sentry Tournament of Champions, January 6, 2019 (press conference)
6 January 2019
I think the next step in my career is to learn to be cool under the gun, having a lead and maintaining it.
Xander Schauffele beats Gary Woodland by a shot at Kapalua (AP via ESPN, 2019-01-06)
6 January 2019
This one will sting.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xander Schauffele | 72 · 67 · 68 · 62 | 269 | −23 |
| 2 | Gary Woodland | 67 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −22 |
| 3 | Justin Thomas | 67 · 72 · 70 · 65 | 274 | −18 |
| T4 | Dustin Johnson | 67 · 74 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −15 |
| T4 | Marc Leishman | 68 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −15 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | 69 · 68 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −15 |
| 7 | Bryson DeChambeau | 69 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −14 |
| T8 | Webb Simpson | 70 · 72 · 72 · 65 | 279 | −13 |
| T8 | Patton Kizzire | 69 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 279 | −13 |
| T8 | Jon Rahm | 70 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1993-10-25, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 2015; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Sentry Tournament of Champions' (week 1/2019), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet