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Sunday 3 April 2022PGA TourYear in Review
Spaun wins Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas · Thursday 31 March to Sunday 3 April 2022 · J.J. Spaun’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,600,000 USD · Valero
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 22 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°/8°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/10°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/16°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/14°C · wind 19 km/h SE, gusts 38 · 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
- Matt Jones AUS · 277closed with a 66; missed a 3-foot par putt on 16 and a 14-foot birdie putt on the final hole ESPN: J.J. Spaun takes Texas Open for first PGA Tour win
- Matt Kuchar USA · 277closed with a 69; needed a birdie on 18 but his second shot went into the water ESPN: J.J. Spaun takes Texas Open for first PGA Tour win
144 started · cut -1, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
J.J. Spaun
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
3 April 2022
I was thinking about the Masters last night
ESPN (Associated Press)
3 April 2022
It didn't bother me as much as you would think
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.J. Spaun | 67 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Matt Jones | 68 · 75 · 68 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Matt Kuchar | 67 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Adam Hadwin | 70 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Troy Merritt | 69 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Charles Howell III | 70 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Beau Hossler | 73 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Keegan Bradley | 71 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Matthias Schwab | 69 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Gary Woodland | 70 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Brendon Todd | 68 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Dylan Frittelli | 70 · 66 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-21, Los Angeles, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2012; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 242 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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