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Sunday 1 March 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Im wins the Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 27 February to Sunday 1 March 2020 · Sungjae Im’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Honda
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/15°C · wind 23 km/h NNW, gusts 47 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/10°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/10°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/12°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, 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
- Mackenzie Hughes CAN · 275made the cut on the number, closed with a second straight 66 and missed a birdie putt on the par-5 18th that would have tied Im Korea's Sungjae Im wins first PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN)
144 started · cut +3, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sungjae Im
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Sungjae Im, The Honda Classic, March 1, 2020
1 March 2020
Even after winning Rookie of the Year and having a few chances to win, I really wanted to get that win.
Korea's Sungjae Im wins first PGA Tour title, sends well wishes home (AP via ESPN, 2020-03-01)
1 March 2020
Over in Korea right now, I know a lot of people are dealing with the coronavirus,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sungjae Im | 72 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| 2 | Mackenzie Hughes | 71 · 72 · 66 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| 3 | Tommy Fleetwood | 70 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −4 |
| T4 | Byeong Hun An | 76 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −3 |
| T4 | Daniel Berger | 69 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −3 |
| T4 | Lee Westwood | 67 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −3 |
| T4 | Brendan Steele | 68 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 277 | −3 |
| T8 | Gary Woodland | 70 · 67 · 74 · 67 | 278 | −2 |
| T8 | Cam Davis | 70 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 278 | −2 |
| T8 | Russell Henley | 70 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1998-03-30, Jeju Island, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2015; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 34 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'The Honda Classic' (week 9/2020), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet