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Sunday 17 March 2019PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins THE PLAYERS Championship
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 March 2019 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 15 on the PGA Tour · purse $12,500,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/17°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 35 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/14°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 9.6 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
- Jim Furyk USA · 273closed with a 67, hitting a 7-iron to 3 feet at the 18th for a birdie that briefly gave him the lead, before McIlroy birdied the 15th and 16th; his regret was a missed 3-foot par putt on the 15th McIlroy holds off Furyk to snag Players victory (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2019-03-17)
144 started · cut -1, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
THE PLAYERS Championship
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course), TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course), Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Rory McIlroy, THE PLAYERS Championship, March 17, 2019
17 March 2019
Maybe if I hadn't have had those experiences, I wouldn't be sitting up here with this trophy, so I'm thankful and grateful for those experiences I've had this year.
ASAP Sports transcript: Rory McIlroy, THE PLAYERS Championship, March 17, 2019
17 March 2019
the fact that this win has come at this golf tournament, a tournament where Sawgrass and I didn't have the greatest relationship starting off, and I'm very thankful to the PGA TOUR for putting it back to March.
ASAP Sports transcript: Jim Furyk, THE PLAYERS Championship, March 17, 2019
17 March 2019
I haven't put myself in the heat with really a good opportunity to win a golf tournament in a while, and I missed it. I missed the nerves, I missed the excitement, the cheers
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Jim Furyk | 71 · 64 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Jhonattan Vegas | 72 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Eddie Pepperell | 72 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Brandt Snedeker | 69 · 72 · 65 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Tommy Fleetwood | 65 · 67 · 70 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Hideki Matsuyama | 71 · 72 · 66 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Justin Rose | 74 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Brian Harman | 66 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Jason Day | 70 · 66 · 68 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 4; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'THE PLAYERS Championship' (week 11/2019), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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