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Sunday 9 July 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Straka wins John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 July 2023 · Sepp Straka’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,400,000 USD · John Deere
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 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/18°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/13°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 19 · 3.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/16°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 29 · 5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/16°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 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
- Alex Smalley USA · 265 ESPN leaderboard: John Deere Classic 2023
- Brendon Todd USA · 265 ESPN leaderboard: John Deere Classic 2023
156 started · cut -4, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sepp Straka
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 July 2023
A little bit of a tweak in the setup. My toe was getting up a little bit. Tim Yelverton, who I work with on putting, texted me on Thursday night and said my toe was sticking up a little bit.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 July 2023
It's great. It's always great to be playing good golf towards the end of the season. One of the big goals is always to make it to Atlanta, and this is a big step towards that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepp Straka | 73 · 63 · 65 · 62 | 263 | −21 |
| T2 | Alex Smalley | 66 · 70 · 62 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| T2 | Brendon Todd | 66 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 265 | −19 |
| T4 | Ludvig Åberg | 68 · 64 · 71 · 63 | 266 | −18 |
| T4 | Adam Schenk | 65 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 266 | −18 |
| T6 | Grayson Murray | 64 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Kevin Yu | 70 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | J.T. Poston | 68 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Lucas Glover | 69 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Mark Hubbard | 67 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Cameron Young | 65 · 64 · 71 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Denny McCarthy | 68 · 64 · 66 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1993-05-01, Vienna, Austria; AUT; turned pro 2016; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 37 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet