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Sunday 23 August 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins the Northern Trust
TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 August 2020 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 22 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 USD · Northern Trust · final round interrupted by a storm delay; finished in the dark Sunday; rescheduled after the COVID-19 suspension of the 2019–20 season: originally scheduled to end 2020-08-16 (struck-through date in the Wikipedia season schedule; original start not stated)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/13°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/16°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/20°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/19°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 2.7 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
- Harris English USA · 265started the final round five behind, fell seven back after a front-nine 32 by Johnson and closed 69 to finish alone in second, 11 back Dustin Johnson wins by 11 shots at Northern Trust and is back to No. 1 (ESPN, AP wire)
123 started · cut -3, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Northern Trust
TPC Boston, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2020
It was a really good performance this week. Definitely the best one I've ever had.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2020
Felt like I was swinging really good but something clicked on Wednesday.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2020
Just Dustin played unbelievable golf. It was solid ball-striking, putting, everything. Shooting 30-under on a Playoff golf course like this is pretty incredible, and well deserved.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 67 · 60 · 64 · 63 | 254 | −30 |
| 2 | Harris English | 64 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 265 | −19 |
| 3 | Daniel Berger | 66 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| T4 | Kevin Kisner | 65 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 267 | −17 |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | 70 · 59 · 67 · 71 | 267 | −17 |
| T6 | Jon Rahm | 69 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Webb Simpson | 70 · 64 · 68 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T8 | Ryan Palmer | 67 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | Alex Noren | 69 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | Russell Henley | 64 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 22; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet