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Sunday 2 June 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Cantlay wins the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 30 May to Sunday 2 June 2019 · Patrick Cantlay’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,100,000 USD · Nationwide
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/18°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 43 · 13.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/16°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 20 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/16°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 44 · 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
- Adam Scott AUS · 271Ran off three straight birdies on the back nine but narrowly missed birdie putts on the final two holes; closed with 68 to finish two back. Cantlay (64) rallies from 4 back to win Memorial (ESPN News Services, with AP)
120 started · cut +1, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Patrick Cantlay
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 June 2019
I'm a little surprised it's taken me this long. It feels really, really good to finish it off how I did today.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 June 2019
I was walking in this morning and somebody said, It can't be that bad, can it? And I don't even realize that's the look on my face. I was in a great mood this morning.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 June 2019
Maybe it's a good thing I didn't win this week and I'm going to be a little more focused over the next week, ten days, before we start Pebble and want it a little more.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Cantlay | 68 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Adam Scott | 71 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | Martin Kaymer | 67 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Kevin Streelman | 72 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Marc Leishman | 67 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 6 | Hideki Matsuyama | 71 · 70 · 64 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Jason Dufner | 72 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Jordan Spieth | 66 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Tiger Woods | 70 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Billy Horschel | 71 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Emiliano Grillo | 69 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Bud Cauley | 67 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1992-03-17, Long Beach, California; USA; turned pro 2012; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet