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Sunday 9 May 2021PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Wells Fargo Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 May 2021 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 19 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,100,000 USD · Wells Fargo
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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/14°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/11°C · wind 24 km/h NW, gusts 59 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/9°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 55 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/12°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 55 · 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
- Abraham Ancer MEX · 275finished one shot behind; McIlroy held on despite a bogey on the 72nd hole Golf News Net: 2021 Wells Fargo Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
156 started · cut +2, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wells Fargo Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (ESPN.com)
9 May 2021
It's awesome to play in front of these people again
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 72 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Abraham Ancer | 69 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Viktor Hovland | 69 · 72 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | Keith Mitchell | 67 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 276 | −8 |
| 5 | Gary Woodland | 67 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T6 | Patrick Reed | 71 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Matt Wallace | 69 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Luke List | 67 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
| T9 | Bryson DeChambeau | 70 · 74 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −4 |
| T9 | Aaron Wise | 72 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 19; majors to date: 4; world No. 15 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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