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Sunday 4 August 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Poston wins Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 August 2019 · J.T. Poston’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,200,000 USD · Wyndham
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/19°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 19 · 24.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/20°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 18 · 3.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/21°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/21°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 21 · 2 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 · 259closed with a 65 to finish one back at 21 under, his second straight runner-up finish; Poston took the lead for good with a birdie at 15 Poston claims 1st PGA Tour victory at Wyndham (ESPN/AP)
156 started · cut -4, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
J.T. Poston
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
4 August 2019
To be able to do four in a row is pretty special, and finish it off with a 62 on Sunday is pretty awesome.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
4 August 2019
To be able to do it here in North Carolina, with a lot of friends and family, I don't think I could have drawn it up any better
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.T. Poston | 65 · 65 · 66 · 62 | 258 | −22 |
| 2 | Webb Simpson | 64 · 65 · 65 · 65 | 259 | −21 |
| 3 | Byeong Hun An | 62 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 260 | −20 |
| 4 | Viktor Hovland | 66 · 66 · 64 · 65 | 261 | −19 |
| 5 | Si Woo Kim | 66 · 65 · 68 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T6 | Billy Horschel | 68 · 67 · 65 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Josh Teater | 64 · 65 · 71 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Sungjae Im | 62 · 67 · 70 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Jason Kokrak | 70 · 64 · 64 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Brian Harman | 67 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Rory Sabbatini | 63 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Brice Garnett | 64 · 64 · 66 · 70 | 264 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1993-06-01, Hickory, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2015; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 164 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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