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Sunday 15 January 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 January 2023 · Si Woo Kim’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,900,000 USD · Sony
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/22°C · wind 30 km/h ENE, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/22°C · wind 13 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/23°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/23°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 34 · 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
- Hayden Buckley USA · 263by his own account had control most of the way but missed from three or four feet on the 15th; birdied back, then Kim birdied the 17th and 18th to win by one ASAP Sports transcript: Hayden Buckley, Sony Open in Hawaii, January 15, 2023
146 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Si Woo Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 January 2023
But I knew it. I heard the sounds. Bogey is fine. I have to pass the hole, so I have to hit it aggressive. I think that really helps. Nothing to lose.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 January 2023
I was three strokes behind, so I have to keep aggressive until finish the round.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 January 2023
We can never really complain about finishing second.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Si Woo Kim | 67 · 67 · 64 · 64 | 262 | −18 |
| 2 | Hayden Buckley | 67 · 64 · 64 · 68 | 263 | −17 |
| 3 | Chris Kirk | 64 · 65 · 68 · 68 | 265 | −15 |
| T4 | Andrew Putnam | 70 · 66 · 62 · 68 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | Ben Taylor | 66 · 66 · 65 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| T4 | David Lipsky | 65 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Aaron Baddeley | 67 · 70 · 65 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Matt Kuchar | 70 · 67 · 64 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Nick Taylor | 70 · 68 · 62 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Maverick McNealy | 66 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Nate Lashley | 69 · 65 · 65 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1995-06-28, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 84 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet