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Sunday 13 August 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Glover wins FedEx St. Jude Championship
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 August 2023 · Lucas Glover’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · FedEx
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 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/21°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 42.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/22°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 32 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/26°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/25°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 29 · 1.3 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 Cantlay USA · 265lost playoff on the first extra hole (18th): tee shot in the water, missed par putt 2023 FedEx St. Jude Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
70 started, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Championship
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lucas Glover
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 August 2023
Yeah, I mean, if you would have told me this three months ago, I'd tell you you're crazy. But at the same time, if you asked me legitimately did I think I was capable, I'd say yes, even then.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 August 2023
My short game was there, and that's the only reason I'm sitting here now is my chipping and putting yesterday and today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Glover | 66 · 64 · 66 · 69 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Patrick Cantlay | 68 · 67 · 66 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 66 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Tommy Fleetwood | 66 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| 5 | Taylor Moore | 66 · 66 · 65 · 71 | 268 | −12 |
| T6 | Corey Conners | 67 · 72 · 65 · 65 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Adam Schenk | 69 · 66 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Russell Henley | 67 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Cam Davis | 66 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Sungjae Im | 67 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Max Homa | 68 · 66 · 65 · 70 | 269 | −11 |
| T6 | Jordan Spieth | 63 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 269 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1979-11-12, Greenville, South Carolina; USA; turned pro 2001; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 53 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet