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Sunday 16 April 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Fitzpatrick wins RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 April 2023 · Matt Fitzpatrick’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · RBC
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/18°C · wind 24 km/h ESE, gusts 39 · 9.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/19°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 33 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/18°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/20°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 42 · 0.2 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
- Jordan Spieth USA · 267Lipped out a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole and left a 9-footer short at the 17th; lost on the third extra hole AP via ESPN
143 started · cut -2, 73 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
RBC Heritage
Harbour Town Golf Links, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Matt Fitzpatrick
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
16 April 2023
I think I can retire now. This is one I really wanted.
AP via ESPN
16 April 2023
I knew it was good because my mom and my girlfriend were jumping up and down.
AP via ESPN
16 April 2023
I think if I hit the same putt 10 times, it does in eight. It should go left at the very end there on the grain. It just wasn't meant to be.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2023
Any golf tournament, you know, other than the majors, of course, there isn't a higher one on my list than to win this one, and that's the truth.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 66 · 70 · 63 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Jordan Spieth | 68 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 267 | −17 |
| 3 | Patrick Cantlay | 69 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| 4 | Xander Schauffele | 67 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | Sahith Theegala | 70 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Hayden Buckley | 69 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Sungjae Im | 66 · 72 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Brian Harman | 65 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Cam Davis | 70 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Emiliano Grillo | 68 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1994-09-01, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2014; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 16 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the RBC Heritage week, OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet