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Sunday 19 September 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Homa wins Fortinet Championship
Silverado Resort (North Course), Napa, California · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 September 2021 · Max Homa’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Fortinet
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/12°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/12°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/13°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/16°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 34 · 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
- Maverick McNealy USA · 270led with seven holes left; made double bogey on the 17th and an eagle on the 18th, closing 68 to finish one behind Max Homa rallies past Maverick McNealy for 1-stroke win at Fortinet Championship (Associated Press, ESPN)
156 started, 70 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Fortinet Championship
Silverado Resort (North Course), Silverado Resort (North Course), Napa, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Max Homa
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
19 September 2021
I had full control today
Associated Press via ESPN
19 September 2021
If I hit that fairway on 17, I'm putting for birdie, it's a different story.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Homa | 67 · 72 · 65 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Maverick McNealy | 68 · 64 · 70 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Mito Pereira | 67 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Marc Leishman | 69 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Talor Gooch | 69 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Hideki Matsuyama | 69 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Patrick Rodgers | 68 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | John Augenstein | 68 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | C.T. Pan | 71 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Scott Stallings | 67 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1990-11-19, Burbank, California; USA; turned pro 2013; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 44 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet