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Sunday 13 June 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Higgo wins Palmetto Championship at Congaree
Congaree Golf Club, Ridgeland, South Carolina · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 June 2021 · Garrick Higgo’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,300,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 81° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/22°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/24°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 7.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/23°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 39 · 8.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 31 · 4.2 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
- Hudson Swafford USA · 274finished one shot behind in a six-way tie for second Golf News Net: 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
- Jhonattan Vegas VEN · 274finished one shot behind in a six-way tie for second Golf News Net: 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
- Doc Redman USA · 274finished one shot behind in a six-way tie for second Golf News Net: 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
- Bo Van Pelt USA · 274finished one shot behind in a six-way tie for second Golf News Net: 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
- Tyrrell Hatton ENG · 274finished one shot behind in a six-way tie for second Golf News Net: 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
- Chesson Hadley USA · 27454-hole leader; bogeyed the final hole to drop into a six-way tie for second Golf News Net: 2021 Palmetto Championship at Congaree final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
156 started · cut +1, 68 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Palmetto Championship at Congaree
Congaree Golf Club, Congaree Golf Club, Ridgeland, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Garrick Higgo
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 June 2021
I'm just proud of the way I hung in there. It was tough all the way from the start.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 June 2021
When I made eagle on 12, I didn't have to scoreboard watch. I knew already I was kind of up there or close enough.
ESPN (Associated Press)
13 June 2021
I just stayed patient all week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrick Higgo | 68 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T2 | Hudson Swafford | 68 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Jhonattan Vegas | 66 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Doc Redman | 65 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Bo Van Pelt | 69 · 71 · 66 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Tyrrell Hatton | 71 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Chesson Hadley | 65 · 66 · 68 · 75 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Ryan Armour | 71 · 69 · 71 · 64 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | David Lipsky | 71 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T10 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 71 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Erik van Rooyen | 65 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Pat Perez | 70 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | 65 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1999-05-12, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2019; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 54 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet