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Sunday 13 January 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Kuchar wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 January 2019 · Matt Kuchar’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,400,000 USD · Sony
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/22°C · wind 25 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/22°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 18 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/23°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/23°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 27 · 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
- Andrew Putnam USA · 262led at the turn, then hit a 9-iron into a deep bunker at the 14th for his only bogey while Kuchar birdied the 15th and 16th; closed with 68 Matt Kuchar overcomes early stumbles to win Sony Open by 4 strokes (AP via ESPN)
144 started · cut -2, 71 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Matt Kuchar
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Matt Kuchar, Sony Open in Hawaii, January 13, 2019
13 January 2019
To have won two out of three starts on the PGA TOUR is mind boggling to me.
ASAP Sports transcript: Matt Kuchar, Sony Open in Hawaii, January 13, 2019
13 January 2019
So to see a rainbow out there was a special kind of magical moment.
Matt Kuchar overcomes early stumbles to win Sony Open by 4 strokes (AP via ESPN, 2019-01-13)
13 January 2019
Kuch was making birdies and played great coming down the stretch. I just couldn't keep up with him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Kuchar | 63 · 63 · 66 · 66 | 258 | −22 |
| 2 | Andrew Putnam | 62 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 262 | −18 |
| T3 | Corey Conners | 68 · 67 · 64 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T3 | Hudson Swafford | 65 · 67 · 67 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T3 | Marc Leishman | 67 · 64 · 68 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T3 | Chez Reavie | 65 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| 7 | Davis Love III | 67 · 68 · 64 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| T8 | Brian Stuard | 66 · 69 · 64 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T8 | Charles Howell III | 69 · 66 · 64 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T10 | Sung Kang | 70 · 67 · 65 · 64 | 266 | −14 |
| T10 | Sebastián Muñoz | 68 · 65 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T10 | Bryson DeChambeau | 69 · 67 · 63 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1978-06-21, Winter Park, Florida; USA; turned pro 2000; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 9; world No. 32 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Sony Open in Hawaii' (week 2/2019), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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