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Sunday 7 April 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Conners wins Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 April 2019 · Corey Conners’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · Valero
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/18°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 33 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/14°C · wind 15 km/h ESE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/19°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 33 · 18.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/14°C · wind 21 km/h N, gusts 45 · 1.6 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
- Charley Hoffman USA · 270closed with a 67 but could not catch Conners, who birdied three of his last five holes (16 and 17 among them) to lead by three walking up the 18th Monday qualifier Conners wins Valero Texas Open (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2019-04-07)
144 started · cut -1, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Corey Conners
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Monday qualifier Conners wins Valero Texas Open (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2019-04-07)
7 April 2019
No more Monday qualifying. That's the best deal from this. Amazing. It's a dream come true. I won't be as stressful on Mondays.
Monday qualifier Conners wins Valero Texas Open (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2019-04-07)
7 April 2019
I told myself I could do it. I had been hitting a lot of quality shots. I was really relaxed. I had a lot of confidence in my game.
Monday qualifier Conners wins Valero Texas Open (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2019-04-07)
7 April 2019
After the middle of the front nine, I thought, 'All right, this is going to be my tournament to win.' He showed up and balled up. My hat's off to him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey Conners | 69 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Charley Hoffman | 71 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Ryan Moore | 68 · 70 · 69 · 64 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Brian Stuard | 67 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Si Woo Kim | 66 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| 6 | Kevin Streelman | 72 · 69 · 69 · 64 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Graeme McDowell | 69 · 69 · 72 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Byeong Hun An | 69 · 68 · 73 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Jason Kokrak | 70 · 73 · 65 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Matt Kuchar | 69 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Danny Lee | 68 · 72 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Adam Schenk | 70 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Scott Brown | 71 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1992-01-06, Listowel, Ontario, Canada; CAN; turned pro 2015; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 196 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Valero Texas Open' (week 14/2019), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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