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Sunday 15 September 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Niemann wins A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
The Old White TPC, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 September 2019 · Joaquín Niemann’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD
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 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/19°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 38 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/20°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 44 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/18°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/15°C · wind 6 km/h N, gusts 16 · 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
- Tom Hoge USA · 265challenged in the final round but finished six shots back as Niemann birdied the final three holes Niemann, 20, first Chilean to win on PGA Tour (Associated Press, via ESPN)
156 started, 67 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier
The Old White TPC, The Old White TPC, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joaquín Niemann
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 September 2019
I just couldn't think about this moment, like holding the trophy. I was like, Man, take it easy. We got 18 holes to play. Don't think about that yet.
Associated Press, via ESPN
15 September 2019
I just never thought this moment was possible
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Niemann | 65 · 62 · 68 · 64 | 259 | −21 |
| 2 | Tom Hoge | 68 · 65 · 67 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T3 | Brian Harman | 65 · 66 · 70 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Harris English | 66 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Nate Lashley | 68 · 64 · 65 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Richy Werenski | 67 · 65 · 65 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Sebastián Muñoz | 69 · 66 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Scottie Scheffler | 65 · 62 · 71 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Robby Shelton | 62 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Viktor Hovland | 68 · 68 · 68 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T10 | Matt Jones | 68 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T10 | Mark Hubbard | 64 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1998-11-07, Santiago, Chile; CHI; turned pro 2018; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 84 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet