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Sunday 24 October 2021PGA TourYear in Review
Matsuyama wins Zozo Championship
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Chiba, Japan · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 October 2021 · Hideki Matsuyama’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,950,000 USD · Zozo
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/11°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/12°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 17.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/10°C · wind 21 km/h NNW, gusts 40 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/9°C · wind 9 km/h NNE, gusts 14 · 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
- Brendan Steele USA · 270closed 66 to tie for second, five behind Hideki Matsuyama wins Zozo Championship, claims 1st career PGA Tour victory in Japan (Associated Press, ESPN)
- Cameron Tringale USA · 270two behind going to the 18th, bogeyed it as Matsuyama eagled; closed 69 to tie for second Hideki Matsuyama wins Zozo Championship, claims 1st career PGA Tour victory in Japan (Associated Press, ESPN)
78 started, 77 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Zozo Championship
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Chiba, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hideki Matsuyama
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
24 October 2021
Probably my second shot at 18, that was probably the clincher.
Associated Press via ESPN
24 October 2021
It was one of my biggest goals to win in front of the Japanese fans here in this country as well
Associated Press via ESPN
24 October 2021
I needed to kind of take a couple risks and unfortunately it didn't pan out, but I played 16 really good holes
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | 64 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Brendan Steele | 66 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T2 | Cameron Tringale | 67 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Mackenzie Hughes | 70 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| T4 | Sebastián Muñoz | 70 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T4 | Matt Wallace | 65 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −6 |
| T7 | Keegan Bradley | 70 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Takumi Kanaya | 71 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Lanto Griffin | 69 · 67 · 73 · 66 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Sam Ryder | 68 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Luke List | 69 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Collin Morikawa | 71 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Branden Grace | 72 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T7 | Tommy Fleetwood | 67 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1992-02-25, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2013; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 19 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet