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Sunday 29 August 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Cantlay wins BMW Championship
Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills, Maryland · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 August 2021 · Patrick Cantlay’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 USD · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/23°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 29 · 4.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/22°C · wind 6 km/h SSW, gusts 23 · 13.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/22°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/21°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 20 · 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
- Bryson DeChambeau USA · 261missed a 12-foot birdie putt to win in regulation, then missed three birdie putts in the playoff and lost on the sixth extra hole Patrick Cantlay outlasts Bryson DeChambeau in wild 6-hole playoff to win BMW Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
69 started, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Caves Valley Golf Club, Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills, Maryland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Patrick Cantlay
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 August 2021
I'm a little tired but very happy. I played really well all week. At the beginning of the week I didn't realize it would take that many under par to just force a playoff.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 August 2021
If I look the way I do, it's because I am locked in and focused, and I felt like that today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Cantlay | 66 · 63 · 66 · 66 | 261 | −27 |
| 2 | Bryson DeChambeau | 68 · 60 · 67 · 66 | 261 | −27 |
| 3 | Sungjae Im | 67 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 265 | −23 |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy | 64 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 266 | −22 |
| 5 | Erik van Rooyen | 67 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 267 | −21 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | 67 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| T6 | Sergio Garcia | 65 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| 8 | Sam Burns | 64 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T9 | Alex Noren | 71 · 66 · 67 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T9 | Jon Rahm | 64 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T9 | Abraham Ancer | 66 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 270 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1992-03-17, Long Beach, California; USA; turned pro 2012; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 10 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet