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Sunday 23 January 2022PGA TourYear in Review
Swafford wins the American Express
PGA West (Pete Dye Stadium Course), La Quinta, California · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 January 2022 · Hudson Swafford’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,600,000 USD · American Express · Three-course rotation (Pete Dye Stadium Course host; Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course; La Quinta Country Club); cut after 54 holes
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 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/12°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/9°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/14°C · wind 20 km/h N, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/13°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 33 · 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
- Tom Hoge USA · 267closed with 68; Swafford broke a late tie with an eagle on the par-5 16th Hudson Swafford wins PGA Tour's American Express for second time in five years - ESPN (AP)
156 started · cut -7, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The American Express
PGA West (Pete Dye Stadium Course), PGA West (Pete Dye Stadium Course), La Quinta, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hudson Swafford
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 January 2022
One of the best people I know and he taught me everything I know, how to be a dad, how to be a friend, how to be a champion, and how to play golf.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 January 2022
One stretch in there today, 5 through 10, where I didn't make a couple birdies on some of those easy par-5s.
ESPN (AP)
23 January 2022
I had a couple moments where I looked up and knew that he was following and knew that he was there,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hudson Swafford | 70 · 65 · 66 · 64 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Tom Hoge | 65 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| T3 | Brian Harman | 67 · 70 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −20 |
| T3 | Lanto Griffin | 67 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T3 | Lee Hodges | 62 · 72 · 64 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| T6 | Denny McCarthy | 67 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T6 | Will Zalatoris | 71 · 61 · 70 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T6 | Francesco Molinari | 67 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 9 | Patrick Cantlay | 62 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| 10 | Paul Barjon | 66 · 67 · 65 · 73 | 271 | −17 |
The golfer
born 1987-09-09, Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2011; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 166 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet