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Sunday 3 February 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Fowler wins Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 31 January to Sunday 3 February 2019 · Rickie Fowler’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,100,000 USD · Waste Management
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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/8°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/11°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/13°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 31 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/12°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 15.7 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
- Branden Grace RSA · 269went one ahead with a birdie at the 13th, then pulled his tee shot into the water at the 17th for a bogey and closed with 69 Rickie Fowler overcomes strange triple-bogey to win Phoenix Open (AP via ESPN)
132 started · cut -1, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rickie Fowler
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Rickie Fowler, Waste Management Phoenix Open, February 3, 2019 (press conference)
3 February 2019
On the flip side, if you're four shots back you may have to go out and put together a damn near perfect round of golf to win. So luckily I didn't need a perfect round today.
ASAP Sports transcript: Rickie Fowler, Waste Management Phoenix Open, February 3, 2019
3 February 2019
There's definitely more pressure at this event just because I want to get the win for a lot of other reasons, other than just myself.
Rickie Fowler overcomes strange triple-bogey to win Phoenix Open (AP via ESPN, 2019-02-03)
3 February 2019
He really dug down and pulled it off
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rickie Fowler | 64 · 65 · 64 · 74 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Branden Grace | 67 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| 3 | Justin Thomas | 64 · 66 · 68 · 72 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Chez Reavie | 71 · 69 · 64 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Bubba Watson | 66 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Matt Kuchar | 67 · 65 · 65 · 75 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Sungjae Im | 69 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Chris Stroud | 71 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Gary Woodland | 68 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Xander Schauffele | 67 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Russell Knox | 71 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Jhonattan Vegas | 70 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Jon Rahm | 67 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Harold Varner III | 64 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1988-12-13, Murrieta, California; USA; turned pro 2009; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Waste Management Phoenix Open' (week 5/2019), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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