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Sunday 17 September 2023DP World TourYear in Review
Fox wins BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Golf Club, Surrey, England · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 September 2023 · Ryan Fox’s win no. 4 on the DP World Tour · purse $9,000,000 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
12 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/12°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/10°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/13°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/16°C · wind 24 km/h E, gusts 46 · 4.4 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
- Tyrrell Hatton ENG · 271drove out-of-bounds at the 15th (bogey), then birdied the 18th for 66 to tie briefly Ryan Fox rallies to win European tour's top event at Wentworth (AP via ESPN)
- Aaron Rai ENG · 27140-foot eagle putt at the 18th caught the left edge; birdie for 68 Ryan Fox rallies to win European tour's top event at Wentworth (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +8, 79 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Golf Club, Wentworth Golf Club, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ryan Fox
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
17 September 2023
Pretty much didn't miss a shot from the third hole onwards and saw a couple of putts go in
ESPN (Associated Press, quoting Sky Sports)
17 September 2023
I certainly didn't think I'd be talking to you after the third hole,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Fox | 69 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Tyrrell Hatton | 68 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Aaron Rai | 69 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Jon Rahm | 71 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Viktor Hovland | 69 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 6 | Tommy Fleetwood | 69 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy | 72 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Adam Scott | 71 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Callum Shinkwin | 68 · 71 · 64 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Hennie Du Plessis | 72 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Sepp Straka | 70 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Connor Syme | 67 · 70 · 65 · 74 | 276 | −12 |
| T10 | Ludvig Åberg | 68 · 66 · 66 · 76 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1987-01-22; NZL; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 42 that week (OWGR rankBefore (player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet