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Sunday 20 October 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Thomas wins the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges
The Club at Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, South Korea (region; the course comes with research) · Wednesday 16 to Sunday 20 October 2019 · Justin Thomas’s win no. 11 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,750,000 USD · CJ
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Danny Lee NZL · 270entered the final round tied with Thomas, then bogeyed the 15th and 16th and finished two behind Justin Thomas edges Danny Lee by 2 to win CJ Cup in South Korea (Associated Press, via ESPN)
78 started, 76 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
The CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges
The Club at Nine Bridges, The Club at Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, South Korea
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Thomas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press, via ESPN
20 October 2019
It was a very, very tough day, ... Danny made it extremely difficult.
Associated Press, via ESPN
20 October 2019
Just a couple holes that were letting me down with the driver on the back nine
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Thomas | 68 · 63 · 70 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Danny Lee | 67 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Hideki Matsuyama | 69 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Gary Woodland | 71 · 71 · 65 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Cameron Smith | 67 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Tyrrell Hatton | 69 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Byeong Hun An | 64 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Ryan Moore | 69 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 69 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Wyndham Clark | 71 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Jordan Spieth | 70 · 65 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1993-04-29, Louisville, Kentucky; USA; turned pro 2013; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 1; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet