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Monday 23 August 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Finau wins the Northern Trust
Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey · Thursday 19 to Monday 23 August 2021 · Tony Finau’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 USD · Northern Trust · weather: final round postponed Sunday as Hurricane Henri approached; played Monday after a further four-hour delay
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 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/25°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 9.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/24°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 20 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/23°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/23°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 42 · 75.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R528°/23°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 37.2 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
- Cameron Smith AUS · 264missed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win, then drove over the retaining wall on the first playoff hole Tony Finau beats Cameron Smith in playoff to take PGA Tour's Northern Trust Open (ESPN, AP wire)
- Jon Rahm ESP · 266led by two at the turn, bogeyed the 15th and closed 69 to finish alone in third, two back Tony Finau beats Cameron Smith in playoff to take PGA Tour's Northern Trust Open (ESPN, AP wire)
123 started · cut -1, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Northern Trust
Liberty National Golf Club, Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tony Finau
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2021
It seems like I was a totally different player in 2016 than I am now. So there's a lot of good things I think that have transpired. I worked my tail off to put myself in this position again,
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2021
Yeah, that's why we're here, we're here for the FedExCup. Luckily for us there's always next week, and we've got two events left to try to make another move, so looking forward to it.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
23 August 2021
I hope I don't have to wait another five years for the next one,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Finau | 67 · 64 · 68 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Cameron Smith | 69 · 68 · 60 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| 3 | Jon Rahm | 63 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 266 | −18 |
| T4 | Alex Noren | 69 · 64 · 70 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Tom Hoge | 69 · 64 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Justin Thomas | 63 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| 7 | Erik van Rooyen | 69 · 67 · 62 · 72 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Kevin Na | 67 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | Keith Mitchell | 68 · 64 · 70 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | Corey Conners | 70 · 69 · 62 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1989-09-14, Salt Lake City, Utah; USA; turned pro 2007; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 22 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet