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Sunday 28 August 2022PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 August 2022 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 22 on the PGA Tour · weather: third round completed Sunday morning before the final round
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/22°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 21 · 15.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/22°C · wind 6 km/h SW, gusts 17 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 6 km/h E, gusts 19 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/22°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 26 · 0.8 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
- Scottie Scheffler USA · 270started the final round six shots clear (with starting strokes) and shot 73 to finish one back With his FedEx Cup win, the PGA Tour caps off the Summer of Rory McIlroy (ESPN, AP wire)
- Sungjae Im KOR · 264closed with 66 to tie for second, one shot back with starting strokes With his FedEx Cup win, the PGA Tour caps off the Summer of Rory McIlroy (ESPN, AP wire)
29 started, 29 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Tour Championship
East Lake Golf Club, East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 August 2022
I feel like Scottie deserves at least half of this today. He has had an unbelievable season. I feel sort of bad that I pipped him to the post, but he's a hell of a competitor.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 August 2022
Six behind on the first tee on Thursday and I was 10 behind on the third tee. I guess it just shows you anything's possible, even when you're a few behind or a few in front in the tournament.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 August 2022
Yeah, look, it's really cool to do something in golf that no one has ever done before.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 67 · 63 · 66 | 263 | −21 |
| T2 | Scottie Scheffler | 65 · 66 · 66 · 73 | 270 | −20 |
| T2 | Sungjae Im | 67 · 65 · 66 · 66 | 264 | −20 |
| 4 | Xander Schauffele | 66 · 63 · 70 · 69 | 268 | −18 |
| T5 | Max Homa | 71 · 62 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −17 |
| T5 | Justin Thomas | 67 · 68 · 63 · 68 | 266 | −17 |
| T7 | Sepp Straka | 68 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | Patrick Cantlay | 70 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 9 | Tony Finau | 72 · 66 · 67 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| 10 | Tom Hoge | 66 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 267 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 22; majors to date: 4; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet