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Sunday 21 August 2022PGA TourYear in Review
Cantlay wins BMW Championship
Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 August 2022 · Patrick Cantlay’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $15,000,000 USD · BMW
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 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/16°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/18°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/20°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 0.2 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
- Scott Stallings USA · 271tied with Cantlay late on the back nine; his birdie putts on 17 and 18 finished just behind the hole, one shot short 2022 BMW Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
68 started, 67 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Wilmington Country Club (South Course), Wilmington Country Club, Wilmington, Delaware
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Patrick Cantlay
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 August 2022
Got an excellent break. Maybe one of the best breaks I've gotten coming down the stretch, and when you get a break like that you need to pay it off, and fortunately I did.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 August 2022
Yeah, I'm glad to return the favor after Travelers. It's always fun being with Xander, and we were paired together all four days this week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 August 2022
Man, I hit a great putt on 17 and a great putt on 18 exactly where we read it, just kind of a later break.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Cantlay | 68 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Scott Stallings | 68 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Scottie Scheffler | 68 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Xander Schauffele | 67 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | K.H. Lee | 68 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Corey Conners | 68 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Adam Scott | 65 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Jon Rahm | 73 · 70 · 65 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Taylor Pendrith | 71 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Joaquín Niemann | 69 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1992-03-17, Long Beach, California; USA; turned pro 2012; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet