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Sunday 23 July 2023PGA Tour · DP World TourYear in Review
Bhatia wins Barracuda Championship
Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, California · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 July 2023 · Akshay Bhatia’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,800,000 USD · Barracuda
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/16°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/13°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/15°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/18°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 54 · 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
- Patrick Rodgers USA · 40 pointslost playoff ESPN leaderboard: Barracuda Championship 2023
156 started · cut 11 points, 66 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Barracuda Championship
Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Akshay Bhatia
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 July 2023
Yeah, I know I'm a really good ball-striker. I'm top 20 on TOUR this year. It's all about a couple putts falling for me. I've been really solid the last couple weeks inside of six feet.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 July 2023
I mean, a lot. It's obviously been a really tough road. I've had a lot of up, a lot of down. A lot of good, a lot of bad. But I knew I was going to get here.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akshay Bhatia | 6 · 8 · 17 · 9 | ||
| 2 | Patrick Rodgers | 15 · 11 · 8 · 6 | ||
| T3 | Julien Guerrier | 11 · 4 · 2 · 20 | ||
| T3 | Jens Dantorp | 7 · 6 · 9 · 15 | ||
| 5 | Ryan Gerard | 16 · 14 · 3 · 3 | ||
| T6 | Erik van Rooyen | 8 · 3 · 10 · 14 | ||
| T6 | Chesson Hadley | 11 · 7 · 3 · 14 | ||
| T6 | James Hahn | 14 · 5 · 8 · 8 | ||
| T6 | Beau Hossler | 17 · 5 · 8 · 5 | ||
| T10 | Sean Crocker | 10 · 11 · -2 · 15 | ||
| T10 | Sebastian Söderberg | 9 · 2 · 9 · 14 | ||
| T10 | J.J. Spaun | 10 · 4 · 7 · 13 | ||
| T10 | JC Ritchie | 5 · 10 · 6 · 13 | ||
| T10 | Mark Hubbard | 8 · 7 · 8 · 11 | ||
| T10 | Ryo Hisatsune | 1 · 16 · 6 · 11 | ||
| T10 | Joel Dahmen | 10 · 3 · 16 · 5 |
The golfer
born 2002-01-31, Northridge, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2019; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 191 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet