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Sunday 8 May 2022PGA TourYear in Review
Homa wins Wells Fargo Championship
TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Potomac, Maryland · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 May 2022 · Max Homa’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · Wells Fargo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/14°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/12°C · wind 21 km/h ESE, gusts 45 · 26.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R312°/8°C · wind 25 km/h NE, gusts 51 · 23.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/7°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 45 · 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
- Cameron Young USA · 274closed with a 66 (six birdies) ESPN: Max Homa closes week of steady play with 2-shot victory in Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Fitzpatrick ENG · 274closed with a bogey-free 67, birdieing the 18th ESPN: Max Homa closes week of steady play with 2-shot victory in Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley USA · 274started the final round with a two-shot lead; double bogey on 11 and a closing bogey for a 72 ESPN: Max Homa closes week of steady play with 2-shot victory in Wells Fargo Championship
156 started · cut E, 65 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wells Fargo Championship
TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Potomac, Maryland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Max Homa
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
8 May 2022
All of a sudden last year I get in the top 50 in the world and you start looking around and it's a new crop of people and you start thinking to myself, 'Am I as good as these guys?'
ESPN (Associated Press)
8 May 2022
When you putt it like I did this week, it's, you know, you almost have to mess up to at least not contend.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Homa | 67 · 66 · 71 · 68 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Cameron Young | 68 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T2 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 68 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T2 | Keegan Bradley | 70 · 65 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −6 |
| 5 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −4 |
| T6 | Stephan Jaeger | 67 · 71 · 73 · 66 | 277 | −3 |
| T6 | Lanto Griffin | 70 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −3 |
| T6 | Anirban Lahiri | 68 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −3 |
| T9 | Stewart Cink | 66 · 73 · 74 · 65 | 278 | −2 |
| T9 | Mackenzie Hughes | 66 · 73 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −2 |
| T9 | J.T. Poston | 68 · 69 · 74 · 67 | 278 | −2 |
| T9 | Adam Schenk | 69 · 68 · 73 · 68 | 278 | −2 |
| T9 | Brian Harman | 69 · 66 · 73 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| T9 | James Hahn | 66 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 278 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1990-11-19, Burbank, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2013; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 38 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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