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Sunday 28 July 2019PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Koepka wins WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 July 2019 · Brooks Koepka’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,250,000 USD · FedEx
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/16°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/18°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/20°C · wind 7 km/h SE, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/21°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 26 · 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
- Webb Simpson USA · 267closed with a 64, the low round of the day, to finish three back; Koepka was never seriously threatened after taking a three-shot lead at the 10th Koepka tops McIlroy at St. Jude for 1st WGC title (ESPN/AP)
63 started, 63 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brooks Koepka
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
28 July 2019
I mean, it's mesmerizing watching him hit. You know, it's always nice to squeak out a victory over probably the best player right now.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
28 July 2019
It's a thinker's golf course … I probably don't get enough thought process going through my mind sometimes, just get up and hit it.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
28 July 2019
Knowing that Brooks Koepka and Rory are out in front, I knew it needed to be a low round
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | 68 · 67 · 64 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | Webb Simpson | 69 · 66 · 68 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | Marc Leishman | 69 · 69 · 63 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 68 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 67 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | 69 · 67 · 62 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
| 7 | Jon Rahm | 62 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| 8 | Ian Poulter | 66 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Bubba Watson | 65 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Billy Horschel | 67 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1990-05-03, West Palm Beach, Florida; USA; turned pro 2012; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 4; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet