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Sunday 31 January 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Reed wins Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, California · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 January 2021 · Patrick Reed’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · Farmers Insurance
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/7°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/10°C · wind 21 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 30.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/7°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/8°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, 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
- Viktor Hovland NOR · 279closest pursuer, got to 12 under with four front-nine birdies, then bogeyed 14, 15 and 17 (missing a 2-footer on 17) in a 71 Patrick Reed wins Farmers Insurance Open by 5 shots a day after rules controversy - ESPN (AP)
- Tony Finau USA · 279tied for second, five shots back Patrick Reed wins Farmers Insurance Open by 5 shots a day after rules controversy - ESPN (AP)
- Xander Schauffele USA · 279tied for second, five shots back Patrick Reed wins Farmers Insurance Open by 5 shots a day after rules controversy - ESPN (AP)
- Ryan Palmer USA · 279tied for second, five shots back Patrick Reed wins Farmers Insurance Open by 5 shots a day after rules controversy - ESPN (AP)
- Henrik Norlander SWE · 279tied for second, five shots back Patrick Reed wins Farmers Insurance Open by 5 shots a day after rules controversy - ESPN (AP)
156 started · cut -1, 79 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Farmers Insurance Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course; North Course also used), Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Patrick Reed
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP)
31 January 2021
I knew today was going to be a grind, especially with that leaderboard and seeing how many big names were right around there at the top.
ESPN (AP)
31 January 2021
I was allowed to kind of put it behind me when the head rules official comes up and says you did everything you were supposed to do,
ESPN (AP)
31 January 2021
On the back, I didn't really feel like I played bad at all, you know; it was just a couple of mistakes, and it's so easy to just let things kind of slip away.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Reed | 64 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Henrik Norlander | 73 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Xander Schauffele | 70 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Tony Finau | 69 · 67 · 74 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Ryan Palmer | 66 · 70 · 73 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Viktor Hovland | 70 · 65 · 73 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Will Zalatoris | 68 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Lanto Griffin | 66 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Jon Rahm | 69 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Luke List | 66 · 77 · 72 · 66 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Francesco Molinari | 72 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Rory Sabbatini | 72 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Peter Malnati | 66 · 71 · 73 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Sam Ryder | 71 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Adam Scott | 67 · 69 · 72 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-05, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2011; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 11 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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