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Sunday 8 August 2021PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Ancer wins WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 August 2021 · Abraham Ancer’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,500,000 USD · FedEx
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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/18°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/20°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 23 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/21°C · wind 9 km/h S, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/22°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 38 · 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
- Hideki Matsuyama JPN · 264closed 63 to reach the playoff; his 20-foot birdie putt lipped out on the first extra hole and he lost on the second Abraham Ancer wins FedEx St. Jude Invitational for first PGA Tour title (ESPN, AP wire)
- Sam Burns USA · 264closed 64 to reach the playoff; lost on the second extra hole when his 5½-foot birdie putt lipped out Abraham Ancer wins FedEx St. Jude Invitational for first PGA Tour title (ESPN, AP wire)
- Harris English USA · 265led after each of the first three rounds and by two at the turn, then played the back nine in 5 over (double bogey at 11) to miss the playoff by one Abraham Ancer wins FedEx St. Jude Invitational for first PGA Tour title (ESPN, AP wire)
66 started, 65 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Abraham Ancer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
8 August 2021
I went right at it and the shot played perfectly in my mind and it came out just how I pictured it,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
8 August 2021
It was definitely a surprise to win,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
8 August 2021
It's tough to lose in a playoff,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham Ancer | 67 · 62 · 67 · 68 | 264 | −16 |
| T2 | Hideki Matsuyama | 68 · 69 · 64 · 63 | 264 | −16 |
| T2 | Sam Burns | 66 · 64 · 70 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| 4 | Harris English | 62 · 65 · 65 · 73 | 265 | −15 |
| T5 | Daniel Berger | 66 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | Paul Casey | 68 · 66 · 65 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | Cameron Smith | 67 · 62 · 65 · 72 | 266 | −14 |
| T8 | Will Zalatoris | 66 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T8 | Bryson DeChambeau | 65 · 66 · 63 · 74 | 268 | −12 |
| T10 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 65 · 65 · 70 | 269 | −11 |
| T10 | Ian Poulter | 64 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1991-02-27, McAllen, Texas; MEX; turned pro 2013; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 23 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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