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Sunday 20 March 2022PGA TourYear in Review
Burns wins Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March 2022 · Sam Burns’s win no. 3 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,800,000 USD · Valspar
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/20°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/19°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/21°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/19°C · wind 26 km/h N, gusts 46 · 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
- Davis Riley USA · 267started the final round two ahead, made triple bogey on the 5th, missed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole, lost on the second playoff hole Sam Burns repeats at Innisbrook, wins Valspar Championship in playoff - ESPN (AP)
144 started · cut -3, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sam Burns
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 March 2022
The last time I was in a playoff was the WGC in Memphis. Hit a really good shot on the second playoff hole to 6 feet and thought I hit a pretty good putt and it lipped out.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 March 2022
It felt like it looked.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 March 2022
It's a little bit different because obviously on the Korn Ferry you don't have crowds and roars and stuff like that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Burns | 64 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Davis Riley | 65 · 68 · 62 · 72 | 267 | −17 |
| T3 | Justin Thomas | 66 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Matt NeSmith | 67 · 61 · 69 · 71 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 67 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Brian Harman | 67 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Sahith Theegala | 67 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Kevin Streelman | 67 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Stewart Cink | 67 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Robert Streb | 68 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Adam Hadwin | 64 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1996-07-23, Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2017; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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