Golf Network News
Sunday 31 October 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Herbert wins Butterfield Bermuda Championship
Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton Parish, Bermuda · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 October 2021 · Lucas Herbert’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 USD · Butterfield · final round played in wind and rain; tee times moved up and play briefly halted
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/23°C · wind 46 km/h W, gusts 62 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/23°C · wind 32 km/h WNW, gusts 42 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/23°C · wind 26 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/24°C · wind 40 km/h SSW, gusts 56 · 8.5 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
- Patrick Reed USA · 270birdied four of his last six holes for a 65 and waited; finished one behind Lucas Herbert wins Bermuda Championship for first PGA Tour victory (Associated Press, ESPN)
- Danny Lee NZL · 270held a one-shot lead until a double bogey on the 12th; closed 71 to tie for second, one behind Lucas Herbert wins Bermuda Championship for first PGA Tour victory (Associated Press, ESPN)
126 started · cut E, 75 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Butterfield Bermuda Championship
Port Royal Golf Course, Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton Parish, Bermuda
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lucas Herbert
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
31 October 2021
It opens up so many doors
Associated Press via ESPN
31 October 2021
You just knew it was going to be one of those days where you had to battle really, really hard. Under par was going to be a great score.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Herbert | 70 · 65 · 65 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Patrick Reed | 68 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Danny Lee | 67 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 270 | −14 |
| 4 | Patrick Rodgers | 68 · 64 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Scott Stallings | 74 · 68 · 68 · 62 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Taylor Pendrith | 70 · 61 · 65 · 76 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Davis Riley | 71 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | J.J. Spaun | 73 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Curtis Thompson | 69 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Peter Malnati | 70 · 65 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Vince Whaley | 66 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1995-12-05, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2015; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 57 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet