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Sunday 31 March 2019PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Kisner wins WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Austin Country Club, Austin, Texas · Wednesday 27 to Sunday 31 March 2019 · Kevin Kisner’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,250,000 USD · Dell Technologies
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 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/10°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/14°C · wind 24 km/h SSE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/17°C · wind 24 km/h S, gusts 49 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/10°C · wind 30 km/h NNW, gusts 58 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R514°/6°C · wind 28 km/h NNE, gusts 53 · 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
- Matt Kuchar USA · lost 3 and 2lost the final 3 and 2: missed a 12-foot putt on the 10th that would have squared the match, hit his tee shot into the water on the par-3 11th, and lost the 15th after an overhit chip Kisner wins Match Play year after losing in final (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2019-03-31)
64 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play
Austin Country Club, Austin Country Club, Austin, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kevin Kisner
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Kevin Kisner, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, March 31, 2019 (champion's press conference)
31 March 2019
I hung out, took a shower, chilled out, got some treatment on my body and really went to the range at 2:05, and teed off at 2:25. I just went and hit 20 balls and went to the tee.
ASAP Sports transcript: Kevin Kisner, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, March 31, 2019
31 March 2019
I was thinking out there it might be the hardest one just because you have the physical aspect more than any other week.
ASAP Sports transcript: Matt Kuchar, WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, March 31, 2019
31 March 2019
Certainly I'll be kicking myself tonight. It's tough. You get in a tournament like this and one person leaves really happy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Kisner | ||
| 2 | Matt Kuchar | ||
| 3 | Francesco Molinari | ||
| 4 | Lucas Bjerregaard | ||
| T5 | Louis Oosthuizen | ||
| T5 | Kevin Na | ||
| T5 | Tiger Woods | ||
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | ||
| T9 | Marc Leishman | ||
| T9 | Haotong Li | ||
| T9 | Paul Casey | ||
| T9 | Justin Rose | ||
| T9 | Henrik Stenson | ||
| T9 | Rory McIlroy | ||
| T9 | Tyrrell Hatton | ||
| T9 | Branden Grace |
The golfer
born 1984-02-15, Aiken, South Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2006; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 50 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'WGC - Dell Technologies Match Play' (week 13/2019), OWGR player profile).
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