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Sunday 8 August 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Rooyen wins Barracuda Championship
Tahoe Mountain Club, Old Greenwood, Truckee, California · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 August 2021 · Erik van Rooyen’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Barracuda Networks
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/13°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 64 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/11°C · wind 7 km/h N, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/13°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/14°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 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
- Andrew Putnam USA · 45 pointsscored 11 points over his first four holes, then stalled with two birdies and a bogey over the last 14 to finish five points back Erik van Rooyen wins first PGA Tour title at Barracuda Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
132 started · cut 10 points, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Barracuda Championship
Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Tahoe Mountain Club, Old Greenwood, Truckee, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Erik van Rooyen
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 August 2021
But luckily the tree was there and I got the break. And when it's your week to win, those kind of things go your way.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 August 2021
It almost lends itself for slightly more aggressive play.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 August 2021
Weirdly enough, I feel like I was playing really, really well. Even missing three cuts, the game felt good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik van Rooyen | 7 · 17 · 10 · 16 | 50 points | |
| 2 | Andrew Putnam | 10 · 15 · 9 · 11 | 45 points | |
| 3 | Scott Piercy | 10 · 15 · 8 · 11 | 44 points | |
| 4 | Adam Schenk | 8 · 19 · 11 · 5 | 43 points | |
| 5 | Brandon Hagy | 9 · 9 · 5 · 18 | 41 points | |
| 6 | Roger Sloan | 11 · 4 · 11 · 14 | 40 points | |
| T7 | Gary Woodland | 2 · 14 · 10 · 12 | 38 points | |
| T7 | Joel Dahmen | 16 · 10 · 7 · 5 | 38 points | |
| T9 | Vince Whaley | 7 · 9 · 12 · 8 | 36 points | |
| T9 | Sean O'Hair | 1 · 11 · 17 · 7 | 36 points |
The golfer
born 1990-02-21, Bellville, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2013; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 113 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet