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Sunday 5 September 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Cantlay wins Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 September 2021 · Patrick Cantlay’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $46,000,000 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
12 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/20°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/16°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/15°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 25 · 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
- Jon Rahm ESP · 266started four shots back (starting strokes) and closed 68; matched Cantlay's birdie on the 18th to finish one back, while posting the joint-low 72-hole score Patrick Cantlay posts 'a huge win,' capturing FedEx Cup in dramatic fashion at the Tour Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
30 started, 29 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Patrick Cantlay
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 September 2021
I'm really proud of myself for staying in the moment and delivering when it counted.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 September 2021
Felt like a huge win and it was. I played great today. It hasn't even sunk in yet.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
5 September 2021
I gave it my all … It wasn't enough.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Cantlay | 67 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −21 |
| 2 | Jon Rahm | 65 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 266 | −20 |
| 3 | Kevin Na | 66 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 266 | −16 |
| 4 | Justin Thomas | 67 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Xander Schauffele | 68 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −14 |
| T5 | Viktor Hovland | 66 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 269 | −14 |
| 7 | Bryson DeChambeau | 69 · 67 · 72 · 66 | 274 | −13 |
| 8 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −11 |
| T9 | Abraham Ancer | 69 · 70 · 65 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Billy Horschel | 65 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 270 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1992-03-17, Long Beach, California; USA; turned pro 2012; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet