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Sunday 28 April 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Palmer and Rahm win Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 April 2019 · Ryan Palmer’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,300,000 USD · Zurich
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 06 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).
- R123°/21°C · wind 27 km/h SSW, gusts 50 · 12.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/19°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/16°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/17°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 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
- Sergio Garcia / Tommy Fleetwood ESP / ENG · 265closed with a 68 in the final-round alternate shot but never got closer; finished three behind as Palmer and Rahm led wire-to-wire on Sunday from the second hole Palmer and Rahm team to win Zurich Classic (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2019-04-29)
· cut -8, 39 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ryan Palmer and Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Jon Rahm, Ryan Palmer, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, April 28, 2019
28 April 2019
I've had a lot of chances since then, a lot of second-place finishes, a lot of third- or fourth-place finishes, and just never could get over that hump.
ASAP Sports transcript: Jon Rahm, Ryan Palmer, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, April 28, 2019
28 April 2019
To win as a team, it's something you don't get to feel very often in golf. I hope it happens again.
Palmer and Rahm team to win Zurich Classic (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2019-04-29)
28 April 2019
Neither of us hardly missed a shot. ...To shoot 68 that easy in foursomes is a very, very good day.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm / Ryan Palmer | 64 · 65 · 64 · 69 | 262 | −26 |
| 2 | Sergio Garcia / Tommy Fleetwood | 65 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 265 | −23 |
| T3 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee / Matt Every | 65 · 69 · 65 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Brian Gay / Rory Sabbatini | 60 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 267 | −21 |
| T5 | Seamus Power / David Hearn | 68 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| T5 | Roberto Castro / Cameron Tringale | 65 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| T5 | Kevin Kisner / Scott Brown | 62 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| T5 | Hank Lebioda / Curtis Luck | 67 · 66 · 64 · 71 | 268 | −20 |
| T9 | Ian Poulter / Sam Horsfield | 67 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T9 | Martin Laird / Nick Taylor | 62 · 74 · 64 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T9 | Nick Watney / Charley Hoffman | 65 · 70 · 63 · 71 | 269 | −19 |
| T9 | Peter Malnati / Billy Hurley III | 63 · 67 · 66 · 73 | 269 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1976-09-19, Amarillo, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2000; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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