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Sunday 14 November 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Kokrak wins Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open
Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 November 2021 · Jason Kokrak’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/9°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/6°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/7°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 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
- Kevin Tway USA · 272closed 68 to tie for second, two behind Jason Kokrak rallies with 4 straight birdies to win Houston Open (Associated Press, ESPN)
- Scottie Scheffler USA · 272led by two at the turn but hit no green in regulation until the 15th, made three bogeys and closed 69 to tie for second Jason Kokrak rallies with 4 straight birdies to win Houston Open (Associated Press, ESPN)
132 started, 67 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open
Memorial Park Golf Course, Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Kokrak
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
14 November 2021
Very blessed to be standing here
Associated Press via ESPN
14 November 2021
I tried not to let that bug me. I knew I was playing some fairly good golf.
Associated Press via ESPN
14 November 2021
I saw Jason made a little move there on the back nine. I just did my best to stay in it
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Kokrak | 68 · 71 · 66 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Kevin Tway | 67 · 64 · 73 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Scottie Scheffler | 72 · 62 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| 4 | Kramer Hickok | 67 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T5 | Joel Dahmen | 70 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 274 | −6 |
| T5 | Martin Trainer | 65 · 65 · 74 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Robert Streb | 68 · 71 · 71 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Sam Burns | 70 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Cameron Tringale | 69 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Russell Henley | 65 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1985-05-22, North Bay, Ontario, Canada; USA; turned pro 2008; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 29 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet