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Saturday 11 June 2022LIV GolfYear in Review
Schwartzel wins LIV Golf Invitational London
Centurion Club, between Hemel Hempstead and St Albans, Hertfordshire, England · Thursday 9 to Saturday 11 June 2022 · Charl Schwartzel’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
16 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/10°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/12°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/11°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 47 · 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
- Hennie du Plessis RSA · 204Closed with 70; Schwartzel, three ahead entering the day, shot 72 and held on by one despite a bogey at the 18th. Charl Schwartzel wins LIV Golf Invitational Series' first event, pockets $4.75M (ESPN News Services via ESPN, 2022-06-11)
48 started, 48 made it
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Invitational London
Centurion Club, Centurion Club, between Hemel Hempstead and St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Charl Schwartzel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN News Services via ESPN
11 June 2022
Never in my wildest dreams did I think we could play for that much money in golf,
ESPN News Services via ESPN
11 June 2022
Money is one thing, but there you're playing for prestige, history,
ESPN News Services via ESPN
11 June 2022
Where the money comes from is not something ... that I've ever looked at playing in my 20 years career,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charl Schwartzel | 65 · 66 · 72 | 203 | −7 |
| 2 | Hennie Du Plessis | 66 · 68 · 70 | 204 | −6 |
| T3 | Peter Uihlein | 70 · 66 · 69 | 205 | −5 |
| T3 | Branden Grace | 68 · 72 · 65 | 205 | −5 |
| 5 | Sam Horsfield | 69 · 70 · 68 | 207 | −3 |
| T6 | Oliver Bekker | 70 · 67 · 71 | 208 | −2 |
| T6 | Adrian Otaegui | 70 · 70 · 68 | 208 | −2 |
| 8 | Dustin Johnson | 69 · 70 · 70 | 209 | −1 |
| 9 | Talor Gooch | 71 · 70 · 69 | 210 | E |
| T10 | Louis Oosthuizen | 72 · 69 · 70 | 211 | +1 |
| T10 | Graeme McDowell | 74 · 71 · 66 | 211 | +1 |
| T10 | Justin Harding | 68 · 74 · 69 | 211 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-31, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2002; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet