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Sunday 17 September 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Theegala wins Fortinet Championship
Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course), Napa, California · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 September 2023 · Sahith Theegala’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,400,000 USD · Fortinet
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 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/14°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/16°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/16°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 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
- S.H. Kim KOR · 269finished solo second, two back; Theegala bogeyed the last for a 68 2023 Fortinet Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
156 started · cut -3, 68 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Fortinet Championship
Silverado Resort (North Course), Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course), Napa, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sahith Theegala
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
17 September 2023
No matter the good golf or the bad golf, they just have my back. It's a team win,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
17 September 2023
It's not just a win for me, it's a win for the whole family.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahith Theegala | 68 · 64 · 67 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | S.H. Kim | 65 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Cam Davis | 68 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Eric Cole | 68 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Justin Thomas | 69 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| 6 | Brendon Todd | 69 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Troy Merritt | 74 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Max Homa | 70 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Callum Tarren | 68 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Matt Kuchar | 70 · 67 · 65 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1997-12-04, Orange, California; USA; turned pro 2020; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 37 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet