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Sunday 25 April 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Leishman and Smith win Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 April 2021 · Marc Leishman’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,400,000 USD · Zurich
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/13°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/16°C · wind 27 km/h ESE, gusts 46 · 7.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/21°C · wind 33 km/h SW, gusts 66 · 7.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/16°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 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
- Louis Oosthuizen RSA · 268lost the playoff on the first extra hole (18th): Oosthuizen's tee shot went into the water; they had led by one stroke entering the final round and shot 71 ESPN (Associated Press): Australian duo Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman win Zurich Classic in playoff
- Charl Schwartzel RSA · 268lost the playoff on the first extra hole (18th): Oosthuizen's tee shot went into the water; they had led by one stroke entering the final round and shot 71 ESPN (Associated Press): Australian duo Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman win Zurich Classic in playoff
· cut -6, 33 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
TPC Louisiana, TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 April 2021
I was saying to him when we finished if that had been an individual tournament, I think he would have won by a fair few shots.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 April 2021
We come in here quietly confident, I think, and we just knew we had to have a good time.
ESPN (Associated Press)
25 April 2021
It wasn't the hardest chip in the world, but under the conditions, well, I won't say it was a must-make, but it was certainly very helpful that it went in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Marc Leishman | 63 · 72 · 63 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| P1 | Cameron Smith | 63 · 72 · 63 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| P2 | Louis Oosthuizen | 63 · 71 · 63 · 71 | 268 | −20 |
| P2 | Charl Schwartzel | 63 · 71 · 63 · 71 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Richy Werenski | 65 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Peter Uihlein | 65 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T4 | Keith Mitchell | 63 · 73 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Brandt Snedeker | 63 · 73 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Billy Horschel | 66 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Sam Burns | 66 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Keegan Bradley | 63 · 73 · 64 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Brendan Steele | 63 · 73 · 64 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| 7 | Jon Rahm | 65 · 71 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| 7 | Ryan Palmer | 65 · 71 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T8 | Danny Willett | 65 · 73 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Tyrrell Hatton | 65 · 73 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Thomas Pieters | 67 · 70 · 63 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Tom Lewis | 67 · 70 · 63 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Bubba Watson | 64 · 69 · 66 · 73 | 272 | −16 |
| T8 | Scottie Scheffler | 64 · 69 · 66 · 73 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet