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Sunday 16 February 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Scott wins the Genesis Invitational
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 February 2020 · Adam Scott’s win no. 14 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,300,000 USD · Genesis
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/8°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/9°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/10°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/11°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 27 · 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
- Sung Kang KOR · 275started the final round with eagle and double bogey and shot 69, two behind Adam Scott breaks free of logjam at Riviera (ESPN/AP)
- Scott Brown USA · 275bogey-free on the back nine and birdied the 18th for 68, two behind Adam Scott breaks free of logjam at Riviera (ESPN/AP)
- Matt Kuchar USA · 275went 15 holes with three bogeys and no birdies and shot 72, two behind Adam Scott breaks free of logjam at Riviera (ESPN/AP)
120 started · cut +1, 68 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Genesis Invitational
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Adam Scott
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Adam Scott breaks free of logjam at Riviera, wins by 2 shots (ESPN News Services/AP, 2020-02-16)
16 February 2020
I'm stoked with this. It's a big step, whatever point in my career I'm at. I haven't won for three years. This feels very special.
Adam Scott breaks free of logjam at Riviera, wins by 2 shots (ESPN News Services/AP, 2020-02-16)
16 February 2020
I thought, 'Well, you can maybe win the tournament if you hit a great flop shot here.' So I thought I might as well go for it,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Scott | 72 · 64 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T2 | Scott Brown | 71 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Sung Kang | 69 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Matt Kuchar | 64 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| T5 | Hideki Matsuyama | 71 · 72 · 64 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Bryson DeChambeau | 68 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Max Homa | 72 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Joel Dahmen | 68 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 67 · 68 · 73 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Chez Reavie | 69 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Talor Gooch | 70 · 72 · 64 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | 72 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-16, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2000; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 1; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'The Genesis Invitational' (week 7/2020), OWGR player profile API).
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