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Sunday 8 January 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Rahm wins Sentry Tournament of Champions
Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 January 2023 · Jon Rahm’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $15,000,000 USD · Sentry
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/22°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/22°C · wind 23 km/h ENE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/22°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/22°C · wind 23 km/h NNE, 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
- Collin Morikawa USA · 267led by six after 54 holes and was bogey-free for the week, then made three straight bogeys from the 14th and closed 72 to lose by two Rahm wins Tournament of Champions as Morikawa loses big lead (ESPN News Services, ESPN)
39 started, 38 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Sentry Tournament of Champions
Kapalua Resort (Plantation Course), Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN News Services via ESPN
8 January 2023
Bit of a crazy day, I'm not going to lie
ESPN News Services via ESPN
8 January 2023
In my mind, I feel like since August I've been the best player in the world
ESPN News Services via ESPN
8 January 2023
It's going to hurt, but I've got to get over it because we're still in the very early parts of the season
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 January 2023
I'm like we're going to need a small miracle. After bogeying 1, I was going to need somewhat of a larger miracle.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 64 · 71 · 67 · 63 | 265 | −27 |
| 2 | Collin Morikawa | 64 · 66 · 65 · 72 | 267 | −25 |
| T3 | Tom Hoge | 66 · 71 · 68 · 64 | 269 | −23 |
| T3 | Max Homa | 70 · 70 · 63 · 66 | 269 | −23 |
| T5 | Tom Kim | 65 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −22 |
| T5 | J.J. Spaun | 64 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 270 | −22 |
| T7 | Tony Finau | 67 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −21 |
| T7 | K.H. Lee | 68 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −21 |
| T7 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 66 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −21 |
| T7 | Scottie Scheffler | 66 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −21 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika, Biscay, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 5 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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