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Sunday 20 September 2020PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
DeChambeau wins U.S. Open
Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 September 2020 · Bryson DeChambeau’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $12,500,000 USD · Originally scheduled June 18-21, 2020; postponed three months by the COVID-19 pandemic and played September 17-20 without spectators; first September U.S. Open in 107 years. PGA Tour: counted in the 2020-21 season.
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/15°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/13°C · wind 20 km/h N, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/8°C · wind 21 km/h N, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/9°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Matthew Wolff USA · 28054-hole leader by two; matched DeChambeau's eagle at the 9th but failed to get up and down at the 10th, then bogeyed 14 and double-bogeyed 16 in a closing 75 2020 U.S. Open (golf) (Wikipedia)
144 started · cut +6, 61 made it
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Matthew Wolff
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 September 2020
So many times I relied on science, and it worked every single time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 September 2020
I did it. I did it. As difficult as this golf course was presented, I played it beautifully.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 September 2020
But first U.S. Open, second place is something to be proud of and hold your head up high for.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryson DeChambeau | 69 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| 2 | Matthew Wolff | 66 · 74 · 65 · 75 | 280 | E |
| 3 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 · 74 · 68 · 73 | 282 | +2 |
| 4 | Harris English | 68 · 70 · 72 · 73 | 283 | +3 |
| 5 | Xander Schauffele | 68 · 72 · 70 · 74 | 284 | +4 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | 73 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 285 | +5 |
| T6 | Will Zalatoris | 70 · 74 · 70 · 71 | 285 | +5 |
| T8 | Webb Simpson | 71 · 71 · 71 · 73 | 286 | +6 |
| T8 | Tony Finau | 69 · 73 · 73 · 71 | 286 | +6 |
| T8 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 76 · 68 · 75 | 286 | +6 |
| T8 | Justin Thomas | 65 · 73 · 76 · 72 | 286 | +6 |
| T8 | Zach Johnson | 70 · 74 · 68 · 74 | 286 | +6 |
The golfer
born 1993-09-16, Modesto, California; USA; turned pro 2016; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore 9 (OWGR player profile, 2020 events table)).
What’s in the bag
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