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Sunday 6 October 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Na wins Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 October 2019 · Kevin Na’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Shriners Hospitals for Children
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/12°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/16°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/14°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/15°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 34 · 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
- Patrick Cantlay USA · 261hit into the water on 17 and lost the second playoff hole with a three-putt from 45 feet Kevin Na survives mistakes to win in Las Vegas (Associated Press, via ESPN)
144 started, 76 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
TPC Summerlin, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kevin Na
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 October 2019
I looked at Kenny and said, We're still in this thing. Let's regroup.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 October 2019
I really felt like I was the favorite. The local support, local crowds cheering for me really helped me, especially when things weren't going well had the back nine.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Na | 68 · 62 · 61 · 70 | 261 | −23 |
| 2 | Patrick Cantlay | 66 · 64 · 63 · 68 | 261 | −23 |
| 3 | Pat Perez | 69 · 64 · 62 · 68 | 263 | −21 |
| T4 | Bryson DeChambeau | 66 · 68 · 67 · 63 | 264 | −20 |
| T4 | Adam Hadwin | 67 · 66 · 68 · 63 | 264 | −20 |
| T4 | Brian Stuard | 65 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| T7 | Brian Gay | 65 · 69 · 64 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| T7 | Webb Simpson | 67 · 66 · 64 · 68 | 265 | −19 |
| T9 | Joel Dahmen | 70 · 64 · 67 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| T9 | Denny McCarthy | 69 · 66 · 63 · 68 | 266 | −18 |
| T9 | Tony Finau | 68 · 68 · 62 · 68 | 266 | −18 |
| T9 | Lucas Glover | 67 · 63 · 66 · 70 | 266 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1983-09-15, Seoul, South Korea; USA; turned pro 2001; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 40 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet