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Sunday 15 August 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Kisner wins Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 August 2021 · Kevin Kisner’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,400,000 USD · Wyndham
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 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R135°/23°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 29 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R235°/23°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R335°/21°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 14 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/21°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 21.3 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
- Adam Scott AUS · 265missed a 4-foot birdie putt to win on the first playoff hole; lost on the second Kevin Kisner wins record-tying 6-man playoff at Wyndham Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
- Si Woo Kim KOR · 265closed 64 to join the six-man playoff; lost on the second extra hole Kevin Kisner wins record-tying 6-man playoff at Wyndham Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
- Branden Grace RSA · 265closed 66 to join the six-man playoff; lost on the second extra hole Kevin Kisner wins record-tying 6-man playoff at Wyndham Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
- Kevin Na USA · 265closed 66 to join the six-man playoff; lost on the second extra hole Kevin Kisner wins record-tying 6-man playoff at Wyndham Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
- Roger Sloan CAN · 265closed 66 to join the six-man playoff; lost on the second extra hole Kevin Kisner wins record-tying 6-man playoff at Wyndham Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
- Russell Henley USA · 26654-hole leader; bogeyed three of four holes after the 10th and missed a 6-footer on the 72nd hole, missing the playoff by one Kevin Kisner wins record-tying 6-man playoff at Wyndham Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
156 started · cut -3, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kevin Kisner
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
15 August 2021
To be standing here is pretty sweet
ESPN (AP wire recap)
15 August 2021
I knew I had to shoot under par today, so just disappointed
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Kisner | 65 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Branden Grace | 66 · 69 · 64 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Kevin Na | 68 · 64 · 67 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Si Woo Kim | 66 · 68 · 67 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Adam Scott | 66 · 70 · 64 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Roger Sloan | 71 · 64 · 64 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | Kevin Streelman | 66 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Webb Simpson | 65 · 65 · 70 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Russell Henley | 62 · 64 · 69 · 71 | 266 | −14 |
| T10 | Nick Taylor | 65 · 71 · 67 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Brendon Todd | 69 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Adam Hadwin | 64 · 71 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Justin Rose | 66 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Rory Sabbatini | 66 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1984-02-15, Aiken, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2006; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 52 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet