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Sunday 3 July 2022PGA TourYear in Review
Poston wins John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois · Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July 2022 · J.T. Poston’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,100,000 USD · John Deere
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/21°C · wind 23 km/h SSW, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/19°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/15°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/16°C · wind 13 km/h SE, 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
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout RSA · 266closed 66 to tie for second, three back; earned an Open Championship spot J.T. Poston goes wire-to-wire to win John Deere Classic, seal spot in the Open Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
- Emiliano Grillo ARG · 266closed 69 to tie for second, three back; earned an Open Championship spot J.T. Poston goes wire-to-wire to win John Deere Classic, seal spot in the Open Championship (ESPN, AP wire)
156 started · cut -3, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
J.T. Poston
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2022
I don't know if it's really sunk in, but I just know it's not easy going wire to wire.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2022
I can't wait. I've always wanted to play in an Open Championship, and this will be my first one. So for it to be at St. Andrews and the 150th is pretty special,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
3 July 2022
I just needed to play well and go up the rankings and have a job for next year. That was more important for me than going to The Open. Now I get both, so that's pretty special.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.T. Poston | 62 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 263 | −21 |
| T2 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 69 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | Emiliano Grillo | 68 · 64 · 65 · 69 | 266 | −18 |
| T4 | Chris Gotterup | 65 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 267 | −17 |
| T4 | Scott Stallings | 67 · 66 · 64 · 70 | 267 | −17 |
| T6 | Callum Tarren | 68 · 65 · 65 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Denny McCarthy | 66 · 65 · 66 · 71 | 268 | −16 |
| T8 | Cam Davis | 68 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | Maverick McNealy | 70 · 63 · 68 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T10 | Patrick Flavin | 70 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T10 | Chesson Hadley | 67 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T10 | Michael Gligic | 64 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1993-06-01, Hickory, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2015; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 99 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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