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Sunday 20 February 2022PGA TourYear in Review
Niemann wins the Genesis Invitational
Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 February 2022 · Joaquín Niemann’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $12,000,000 USD · Genesis
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/10°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/9°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/10°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/10°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 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 · 267holed an eagle chip on the 10th but missed a 10-footer on the 18th in his bid to win Joaquin Niemann, 23, closes big week as first wire-to-wire winner of Genesis Invitational in 53 years - ESPN (AP)
- Cameron Young USA · 267played alongside Niemann over the final 36 holes and could not make up the deficit; bogeyed the 8th after sailing the green Joaquin Niemann, 23, closes big week as first wire-to-wire winner of Genesis Invitational in 53 years - ESPN (AP)
120 started · cut E, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Genesis Invitational
Riviera Country Club, Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joaquín Niemann
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP)
20 February 2022
Winning a PGA Tour event, getting a trophy, having Tiger there, all the history behind it, there's nothing that can compete with this.
ESPN (AP)
20 February 2022
It's the toughest tournament I think during the year. It's got the best field, the best players are here and that proves myself that I can be competing with the top guys,
ESPN (AP)
20 February 2022
You finish tied for second at Riviera, I can't complain,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquín Niemann | 63 · 63 · 68 · 71 | 265 | −19 |
| T2 | Collin Morikawa | 67 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Cameron Young | 66 · 62 · 69 · 70 | 267 | −17 |
| T4 | Adam Scott | 68 · 65 · 71 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Viktor Hovland | 71 · 64 · 65 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| 6 | Justin Thomas | 67 · 64 · 70 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Scottie Scheffler | 66 · 72 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Maverick McNealy | 68 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| 9 | C.T. Pan | 67 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T10 | Chez Reavie | 74 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Rory McIlroy | 69 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T10 | Max Homa | 66 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1998-11-07, Santiago, Chile; CHI; turned pro 2018; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 32 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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