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Sunday 5 July 2020PGA TourYear in Review
DeChambeau wins Rocket Mortgage Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 July 2020 · Bryson DeChambeau’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · Rocket Mortgage · COVID-19: originally scheduled for the week ending May 31, 2020; rescheduled to July 2–5, 2020 (played without fans)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/19°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R235°/22°C · wind 12 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/21°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/17°C · wind 7 km/h SW, gusts 17 · 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
- Matthew Wolff USA · 268started the final round with a 3-shot lead; shot 71 with five bogeys over his first 10 holes ESPN (AP) recap
157 started · cut -5, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Rocket Mortgage Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bryson DeChambeau
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
5 July 2020
This is a little emotional for me because I did do something a little different
ESPN (Associated Press)
5 July 2020
I changed my body, changed my mindset in the game, and I was able to accomplish a win while playing a completely different style of golf.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryson DeChambeau | 66 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Matthew Wolff | 69 · 64 · 64 · 71 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Kevin Kisner | 65 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Danny Willett | 71 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Adam Hadwin | 67 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Tyrrell Hatton | 68 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Ryan Armour | 69 · 64 · 67 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Maverick McNealy | 68 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Sepp Straka | 68 · 66 · 72 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Webb Simpson | 68 · 64 · 71 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Troy Merritt | 68 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1993-09-16, Modesto, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2016; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet