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Sunday 16 January 2022PGA TourYear in Review
Matsuyama wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 January 2022 · Hideki Matsuyama’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,500,000 USD · Sony
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/22°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/22°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 15 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/22°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 15 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/22°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 17 · 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
- Russell Henley USA · 257built a five-shot lead on the front nine but made no birdie on the back nine, lipped out a 10-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole, lost to Matsuyama's eagle on the first playoff hole Hideki Matsuyama caps late rally with playoff eagle to win Sony Open - ESPN (AP)
144 started · cut -5, 65 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hideki Matsuyama
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 January 2022
Yeah, even at the turn when I was five back I could hear the cheers from my countrymen. That really spurred me on.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 January 2022
I don't know how long it will take to get over it. I definitely take confidence from the tournament, but it really stings to not come away with the win.
ESPN (AP)
16 January 2022
To be honest, I didn't even see it. But everybody started cheering, and I knew it was good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | 66 · 65 · 63 · 63 | 257 | −23 |
| 2 | Russell Henley | 62 · 63 · 67 · 65 | 257 | −23 |
| T3 | Kevin Kisner | 68 · 64 · 65 · 64 | 261 | −19 |
| T3 | Séamus Power | 63 · 68 · 65 · 65 | 261 | −19 |
| T5 | Michael Thompson | 63 · 67 · 69 · 63 | 262 | −18 |
| T5 | Lucas Glover | 67 · 66 · 64 · 65 | 262 | −18 |
| T7 | Keith Mitchell | 67 · 68 · 65 · 63 | 263 | −17 |
| T7 | Russell Knox | 67 · 67 · 64 · 65 | 263 | −17 |
| T7 | Adam Svensson | 64 · 67 · 65 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| T7 | Matt Kuchar | 64 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1992-02-25, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2013; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 19 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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