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Sunday 17 October 2021PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins the CJ Cup @ Summit
The Summit Club, Las Vegas, Nevada · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 October 2021 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 20 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,750,000 USD · CJ
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 59 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).
- R122°/6°C · wind 8 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/10°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/9°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/11°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 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
- Collin Morikawa USA · 264shot 29 on the front nine and closed with an eagle for a 62, one behind Rory McIlroy pulls away to win CJ Cup; 54-hole leader Rickie Fowler finishes T-3 (Associated Press, ESPN)
78 started, 77 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
The CJ Cup @ Summit
The Summit Club, The Summit Club, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
17 October 2021
I know that when I do the things that I do well, this is what I'm capable of
Associated Press via ESPN
17 October 2021
It is a big carrot. I didn't know it would be this week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 67 · 62 · 66 | 263 | −25 |
| 2 | Collin Morikawa | 67 · 70 · 65 · 62 | 264 | −24 |
| T3 | Keith Mitchell | 62 · 64 · 73 · 67 | 266 | −22 |
| T3 | Rickie Fowler | 66 · 66 · 63 · 71 | 266 | −22 |
| T5 | Talor Gooch | 67 · 68 · 70 · 62 | 267 | −21 |
| T5 | Sam Burns | 67 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| T5 | Aaron Wise | 66 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 267 | −21 |
| T5 | Adam Scott | 68 · 63 · 67 · 69 | 267 | −21 |
| T9 | Sungjae Im | 68 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −20 |
| T9 | Gary Woodland | 68 · 69 · 66 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| T9 | Harry Higgs | 64 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T9 | Cameron Smith | 66 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| T9 | Robert Streb | 61 · 72 · 65 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 20; majors to date: 4; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet