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Sunday 2 August 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Thomas wins WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 30 July to Sunday 2 August 2020 · Justin Thomas’s win no. 13 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,500,000 USD · FedEx · rescheduled after the COVID-19 suspension of the 2019–20 season: originally scheduled to end 2020-07-05 (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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/25°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 52 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/23°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 52 · 29.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/20°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 39 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/19°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 0.2 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
- Brooks Koepka USA · 270bogeyed the par-5 16th as Thomas birdied it, pulled within one with a 39-foot birdie on 17, then drove into the water on 18 and made double bogey Justin Thomas holds off Brooks Koepka to win WGC, reclaim No. 1 ranking (ESPN, AP wire)
- Phil Mickelson USA · 270closed 67 to tie for second, three back Justin Thomas holds off Brooks Koepka to win WGC, reclaim No. 1 ranking (ESPN, AP wire)
- Daniel Berger USA · 270closed 65 to tie for second, three back Justin Thomas holds off Brooks Koepka to win WGC, reclaim No. 1 ranking (ESPN, AP wire)
- Tom Lewis ENG · 270closed 66 to tie for second, three back Justin Thomas holds off Brooks Koepka to win WGC, reclaim No. 1 ranking (ESPN, AP wire)
78 started, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Justin Thomas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
2 August 2020
I feel like I'm a better player, and I feel like I'm more complete of a golfer now than I was then.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
2 August 2020
I feel like he knows enough about my game to where he can contribute and be a help, and he was,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
2 August 2020
Obviously drained a big one on 17, and then you're down one. You've got to take an aggressive line on 18, so it is what it is.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Thomas | 66 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Daniel Berger | 71 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Tom Lewis | 73 · 70 · 61 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Brooks Koepka | 62 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T6 | Xander Schauffele | 68 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Shane Lowry | 68 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Jason Day | 68 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Louis Oosthuizen | 68 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 70 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T6 | Chez Reavie | 66 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1993-04-29, Louisville, Kentucky; USA; turned pro 2013; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 13; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet