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Sunday 28 June 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Johnson wins Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 June 2020 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 21 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,400,000 USD · Travelers · Played on its original dates; final round included an hour-long weather delay
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/17°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/18°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/16°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 16.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/17°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 31 · 12.4 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
- Kevin Streelman USA · 262closed with 67; his 37-foot birdie try on the 18th finished just short ESPN: Dustin Johnson wins Travelers to extend career-long season streak
156 started · cut -4, 68 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 June 2020
Yeah, it's very exciting to get my 21st win and then get my first win of the season.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 June 2020
to me it felt the same, whether it was a million fans or zero.
ESPN (Associated Press)
28 June 2020
I'm definitely proud of myself for continuing the streak, and I want to keep it going
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 64 · 61 · 67 | 261 | −19 |
| 2 | Kevin Streelman | 66 · 66 · 63 · 67 | 262 | −18 |
| T3 | Will Gordon | 66 · 62 · 71 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T3 | Mackenzie Hughes | 60 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| 5 | Kevin Na | 66 · 66 · 65 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| T6 | Ryan Armour | 67 · 66 · 68 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Brendan Steele | 69 · 62 · 68 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Scott Stallings | 66 · 68 · 64 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Patton Kizzire | 66 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Bryson DeChambeau | 65 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 265 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2007; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 21; majors to date: 1; world No. 6 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet