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Sunday 30 August 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Rahm wins BMW Championship
Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 August 2020 · Jon Rahm’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 USD · BMW · rescheduled after the COVID-19 suspension of the 2019–20 season: originally scheduled to end 2020-08-23 (struck-through date in the Wikipedia season schedule; original start not stated)
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/24°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/23°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/17°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/15°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, 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
- Dustin Johnson USA · 276holed a 45-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, then lost on the first extra hole when Rahm holed from 66 feet Jon Rahm outlasts Dustin Johnson in thrilling BMW Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
69 started, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 August 2020
I think we all want the flashy finish, maybe not the stress that comes with it, but I set out with myself to enjoy even the uncomfortable moments we had out there today, and man, it was fun.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 August 2020
Never did I think I would make another 50-, 60-footer, a couple of breaks in there to end up winning it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 August 2020
I played an unbelievable putt, got in the playoff and then Jon made an even more ridiculous putt on top of me, and then I gave it a good effort.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 75 · 71 · 66 · 64 | 276 | −4 |
| 2 | Dustin Johnson | 71 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −4 |
| T3 | Joaquín Niemann | 72 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 278 | −2 |
| T3 | Hideki Matsuyama | 67 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −2 |
| 5 | Tony Finau | 70 · 71 · 73 · 65 | 279 | −1 |
| T6 | Jason Kokrak | 74 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 280 | E |
| T6 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 70 · 75 · 68 · 67 | 280 | E |
| T8 | Sebastián Muñoz | 70 · 75 · 67 · 69 | 281 | +1 |
| T8 | Brendon Todd | 73 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 281 | +1 |
| T10 | Lanto Griffin | 70 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 282 | +2 |
| T10 | Mackenzie Hughes | 69 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 282 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika, Biscay, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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