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Sunday 4 September 2022LIV GolfYear in Review
Johnson wins LIV Golf Invitational Boston
The International, Bolton, Massachusetts · Friday 2 to Sunday 4 September 2022 · Dustin Johnson’s win no. 1 on the LIV Golf · purse $20,000,000 USD
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 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/15°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/16°C · wind 22 km/h ESE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/15°C · wind 11 km/h SSE, gusts 19 · 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
- Anirban Lahiri IND · 195Closed with 64; his eagle putt to win in regulation at 18 rolled around the edge, then lost to Johnson's eagle on the first playoff hole. Dustin Johnson makes eagle putt in playoff to win LIV Boston event, his first victory in 19 months (Associated Press via ESPN, 2022-09-05)
- Joaquín Niemann CHI · 195Closed with 66 to join the playoff and lost to Johnson's eagle on the first extra hole. Dustin Johnson makes eagle putt in playoff to win LIV Boston event, his first victory in 19 months (Associated Press via ESPN, 2022-09-05)
48 started, 48 made it
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Invitational Boston
The International (Oaks Course), The International, Bolton, Massachusetts
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Dustin Johnson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
5 September 2022
It was going a little fast, but it was a good line,
Associated Press via ESPN
5 September 2022
I got some unlucky breaks [on No. 18] the first time around. It owed me one, and I got it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Johnson | 67 · 63 · 65 | 195 | −15 |
| T2 | Joaquín Niemann | 64 · 65 · 66 | 195 | −15 |
| T2 | Anirban Lahiri | 66 · 65 · 64 | 195 | −15 |
| T4 | Lee Westwood | 67 · 67 · 62 | 196 | −14 |
| T4 | Cameron Smith | 64 · 69 · 63 | 196 | −14 |
| 6 | Talor Gooch | 63 · 65 · 69 | 197 | −13 |
| 7 | Jason Kokrak | 67 · 65 · 66 | 198 | −12 |
| 8 | Abraham Ancer | 69 · 65 · 65 | 199 | −11 |
| T9 | Louis Oosthuizen | 66 · 67 · 67 | 200 | −10 |
| T9 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 64 · 66 | 200 | −10 |
| T9 | Kevin Na | 66 · 67 · 67 | 200 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1984-06-22, Columbia, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2007; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet