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Sunday 7 February 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Koepka wins Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 February 2021 · Brooks Koepka’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,300,000 USD · Waste Management
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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/11°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/7°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/6°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/5°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 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
- Xander Schauffele USA · 266closed with a 71 as Koepka came from five back with a back-nine charge capped by a chip-in eagle on the 17th 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open final results - Golf News Net
- K.H. Lee KOR · 266closed with a 68 to tie for second, one behind Koepka's 65 2021 Waste Management Phoenix Open final results - Golf News Net
132 started · cut -3, 66 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Waste Management Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brooks Koepka
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 February 2021
I've had moments where I didn't know if I was going to be the same, if I could even come back.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 February 2021
You go through some real dark places, and it's not a fun place to be.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 February 2021
I've missed fans. Just being around fans is something else. I love it. I've played my best golf with fans, so just need to find something when they're not there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | 68 · 66 · 66 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| T2 | K.H. Lee | 66 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | Xander Schauffele | 66 · 64 · 65 · 71 | 266 | −18 |
| T4 | Carlos Ortiz | 67 · 67 · 69 · 64 | 267 | −17 |
| T4 | Steve Stricker | 65 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T4 | Jordan Spieth | 67 · 67 · 61 · 72 | 267 | −17 |
| T7 | Andrew Putnam | 67 · 69 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | Matt NeSmith | 63 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | Scottie Scheffler | 67 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
| 10 | James Hahn | 67 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1990-05-03, West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2012; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 4; world No. 13 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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