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Sunday 17 January 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Na wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 January 2021 · Kevin Na’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,600,000 USD · Sony
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/23°C · wind 24 km/h E, gusts 38 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/23°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/23°C · wind 19 km/h ESE, gusts 30 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/22°C · wind 30 km/h WSW, gusts 43 · 4 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
- Chris Kirk USA · 260shot 65 in every round; Na birdied the 72nd hole to beat him by one 2021 Sony Open in Hawaii final results - Golf News Net
- Joaquin Niemann · 260closed with a 66 to finish one back, a week after losing a playoff 2021 Sony Open in Hawaii final results - Golf News Net
144 started · cut -4, 73 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kevin Na
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 January 2021
I felt like Waialae is a golf course I really have a chance at, and there's not too many of these left anymore, so I have to take advantage of it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 January 2021
This year, Wednesday morning in Pro-Am, warming up and I hit one hard and I pulled my rib and I didn't know what to expect.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 January 2021
But to be in this situation to be healthy, to have a clear mind and a clear conscience is amazing, and golf is very much secondary to that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Na | 67 · 66 · 61 · 65 | 259 | −21 |
| T2 | Chris Kirk | 65 · 65 · 65 · 65 | 260 | −20 |
| T2 | Joaquín Niemann | 62 · 69 · 63 · 66 | 260 | −20 |
| T4 | Webb Simpson | 65 · 65 · 67 · 64 | 261 | −19 |
| T4 | Marc Leishman | 66 · 65 · 65 · 65 | 261 | −19 |
| T4 | Brendan Steele | 65 · 66 · 61 · 69 | 261 | −19 |
| T7 | Patton Kizzire | 64 · 69 · 65 · 64 | 262 | −18 |
| T7 | Collin Morikawa | 66 · 65 · 67 · 64 | 262 | −18 |
| T7 | Billy Horschel | 65 · 66 · 66 · 65 | 262 | −18 |
| T7 | Daniel Berger | 64 · 68 · 64 · 66 | 262 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1983-09-15, Seoul, South Korea; USA; turned pro 2001; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 38 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet