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Sunday 1 August 2021European TourYear in Review
Schauffele wins Olympic Games – Men's individual golf
Kasumigaseki Country Club, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan · Thursday 29 July to Sunday 1 August 2021 · Tokyo 2020 Olympics, played in 2021; thunderstorms delayed play and 16 players did not complete the second round on Friday (Wikipedia)
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 72° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Rory Sabbatini SVK · 267set an Olympic record 61 with a birdie on the 18th to finish one back and take silver Xander Schauffele gives U.S. gold in Olympic golf with 2 clutch putts (ESPN, AP wire)
60 started, 60 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Olympic Games – Men's individual golf
Kasumigaseki Country Club, Kasumigaseki Country Club, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Xander Schauffele
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP)
1 August 2021
I just reminded myself, this is just a 4-footer. All you have to do is make it. No big deal.
ESPN (AP)
1 August 2021
I was trying so hard to just stay calm. But man, it was stressful. And I made that putt and it was just a huge weight lifted off my shoulders.
ESPN (AP)
1 August 2021
The sole purpose of it was to generate future generations of Slovak golfers,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
1 August 2021
I just reminded myself, this is just a 4-footer,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
1 August 2021
I was trying so hard to just stay calm,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
1 August 2021
The sole purpose of it was to generate future generations of Slovak golfers,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xander Schauffele | 68 · 63 · 68 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Rory Sabbatini | 69 · 67 · 70 · 61 | 267 | −17 |
| 3 | Pan Cheng-tsung | 74 · 66 · 66 · 63 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Paul Casey | 67 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Hideki Matsuyama | 69 · 64 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | 69 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Collin Morikawa | 69 · 70 · 67 · 63 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Sebastián Muñoz | 67 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Mito Pereira | 69 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T10 | Joaquín Niemann | 70 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T10 | Cameron Smith | 71 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T10 | Sepp Straka | 63 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1993-10-25, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 2015; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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