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Sunday 20 August 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Hovland wins BMW Championship
Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 August 2023 · Viktor Hovland’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · BMW
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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/17°C · wind 28 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 12.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/13°C · wind 8 km/h WNW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/15°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/21°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 26 · 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
- Scottie Scheffler USA · 265tied second, two back, as Hovland shot a course-record 61 to come from behind 2023 BMW Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
- Matt Fitzpatrick ENG · 265tied second, two back, after starting the final round in contention; passed by Hovland's 61 2023 BMW Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
50 started, 49 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
BMW Championship
Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course), Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Viktor Hovland
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 August 2023
making seven birdies the last nine holes, and yeah, to beat those guys, that was pretty cool.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
20 August 2023
When I made the putt on 15 for birdie, I felt like, 'OK, we've got a chance now if I can finish pretty well,'
ESPN (AP wire recap)
20 August 2023
Viktor went out and really just beat me today and played a fantastic round. I can hold my head high.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Hovland | 69 · 68 · 65 · 61 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Scottie Scheffler | 66 · 69 · 64 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 66 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| 4 | Rory McIlroy | 65 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| T5 | Max Homa | 68 · 62 · 71 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T5 | Brian Harman | 65 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −11 |
| 7 | Sungjae Im | 68 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Russell Henley | 69 · 69 · 70 · 63 | 271 | −9 |
| T8 | Xander Schauffele | 71 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Tom Kim | 72 · 72 · 66 · 63 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Harris English | 68 · 67 · 72 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Andrew Putnam | 70 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Corey Conners | 67 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Denny McCarthy | 69 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1997-09-18, Oslo, Norway; NOR; turned pro 2019; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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