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Sunday 11 August 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Reed wins the Northern Trust
Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 August 2019 · Patrick Reed’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,250,000 USD · Northern Trust
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/21°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/21°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/20°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/19°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 25 · 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
- Abraham Ancer MEX · 269bogey-free over the final 12 holes and birdied 17, but his approach to 18 came up below a ridge and his long birdie putt to force a playoff ran some 6 feet by; holed the return for solo second Reed ends 16-month wait with Northern Trust win (ESPN/AP)
121 started · cut -1, 84 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Northern Trust
Liberty National Golf Club, Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Patrick Reed
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 August 2019
Didn't touch a golf club. All of the sudden, just playing with the kids, hanging out with my wife, next thing you know, after those ten days, I come back and I'm hitting the ball farther.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 August 2019
honestly, I mean, I can't remember last time I took seven days off, like not touching a golf club. It was hard. Those ten days were hard.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 August 2019
I think the first Mexican that's going to play in The Presidents Cup; that's huge. I mean, I get a little bit of goosebumps right now just talking about it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Reed | 66 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Abraham Ancer | 67 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Harold Varner III | 67 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Jon Rahm | 64 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 5 | Adam Scott | 68 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Jordan Spieth | 67 · 64 · 74 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Rory McIlroy | 65 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Louis Oosthuizen | 68 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T6 | Brandt Snedeker | 71 · 67 · 63 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| T10 | Ian Poulter | 68 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | 65 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-05, San Antonio, Texas; USA; turned pro 2011; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 24 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet