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Sunday 15 October 2023LIV Golf · menaYear in Review
Koepka wins LIV Golf Jeddah
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia · Friday 13 to Sunday 15 October 2023 · Brooks Koepka’s win no. 3 on the LIV Golf · purse $20,000,000 (individual) USD · Originally scheduled to end 5 Nov; moved in July 2023 to the week before the Miami team championship (Wikipedia, citing Sports Illustrated).
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R140°/28°C · wind 29 km/h W, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R240°/28°C · wind 27 km/h SW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R339°/28°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 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
- Talor Gooch USA · 196closed with 62 to tie at 14-under, lost to Koepka's birdie on the second playoff hole 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
48 started, 48 made it
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Jeddah
Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Brooks Koepka
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Koepka | 66 · 62 · 68 | 196 | −14 |
| 2 | Talor Gooch | 70 · 64 · 62 | 196 | −14 |
| T3 | Harold Varner III | 66 · 67 · 65 | 198 | −12 |
| T3 | Scott Vincent | 70 · 62 · 66 | 198 | −12 |
| T3 | Sergio Garcia | 68 · 63 · 67 | 198 | −12 |
| T6 | Dustin Johnson | 66 · 68 · 65 | 199 | −11 |
| T6 | Mito Pereira | 68 · 65 · 66 | 199 | −11 |
| T6 | Charles Howell III | 67 · 64 · 68 | 199 | −11 |
| T9 | Cameron Tringale | 69 · 65 · 66 | 200 | −10 |
| T9 | Joaquin Niemann | 68 · 65 · 67 | 200 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1990-05-03, West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2012; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet