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Sunday 12 January 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Smith wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 January 2020 · Cameron Smith’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,600,000 USD · Sony
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/23°C · wind 50 km/h ENE, gusts 73 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/23°C · wind 49 km/h ENE, gusts 69 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/23°C · wind 48 km/h ENE, gusts 68 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/24°C · wind 46 km/h E, gusts 68 · 7.4 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
- Brendan Steele USA · 269led most of the day, missed a 6-foot par putt on the 17th and hooked his approach on the 18th to fall into a tie, then lost the first playoff hole after missing the green long 2020 Sony Open in Hawaii final results: Prize money payout and leaderboard (Golf News Net)
144 started, 66 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cameron Smith
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 January 2020
Yeah, that's been one that I've wanted to tick off for a long time. I've been out here four or five years now, and to finally say that I have won an event by myself is quite good.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 January 2020
It's been an Aussie week. I think Wade won this morning over in Asia; you know, me winning here. I just hope that just brings a little bit of joy to some people that are going through some tough times.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Smith | 70 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| 2 | Brendan Steele | 68 · 66 · 64 · 71 | 269 | −11 |
| 3 | Webb Simpson | 71 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Graeme McDowell | 71 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Ryan Palmer | 67 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Kevin Kisner | 69 · 69 · 64 · 69 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Lanto Griffin | 71 · 69 · 68 · 64 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Ted Potter Jr. | 67 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Henrik Norlander | 71 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Cam Davis | 68 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Bo Hoag | 70 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1993-08-18, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2013; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 54 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet