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Sunday 16 October 2022LIV Golf · menaYear in Review
Koepka wins LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia · Friday 14 to Sunday 16 October 2022 · Brooks Koepka’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
11 h 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R138°/26°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R238°/26°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R339°/25°C · wind 27 km/h WNW, gusts 43 · 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
- Peter Uihlein USA · 198Birdied the 54th hole to force a playoff, matched Koepka's birdies on the first two extra holes, then hit his third shot from the sand into the water on the third. Brooks Koepka closes individual LIV Golf season with playoff win (Associated Press via ESPN, 2022-10-16)
48 started, 46 made it
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brooks Koepka
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
16 October 2022
The last two years haven't been fun. It's been a long road. I didn't know if my career was over for a half-second. So it's nice to be able to come back and be able to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | 62 · 67 · 69 | 198 | −12 |
| 2 | Peter Uihlein | 65 · 63 · 70 | 198 | −12 |
| T3 | Joaquín Niemann | 68 · 66 · 65 | 199 | −11 |
| T3 | Sergio Garcia | 67 · 64 · 68 | 199 | −11 |
| T5 | Dustin Johnson | 68 · 65 · 67 | 200 | −10 |
| T5 | Matthew Wolff | 68 · 66 · 66 | 200 | −10 |
| T5 | Paul Casey | 68 · 64 · 68 | 200 | −10 |
| T8 | Charl Schwartzel | 64 · 67 · 70 | 201 | −9 |
| T8 | Bernd Wiesberger | 68 · 68 · 65 | 201 | −9 |
| T10 | Anirban Lahiri | 67 · 66 · 69 | 202 | −8 |
| T10 | Abraham Ancer | 67 · 65 · 70 | 202 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1990-05-03, West Palm Beach, Florida; USA; turned pro 2012; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet