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Sunday 22 January 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Rahm wins the American Express
PGA West, La Quinta, California · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 January 2023 · Jon Rahm’s win no. 9 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,000,000 USD · American Express
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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 36° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/7°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/8°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 36 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/6°C · wind 6 km/h N, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/6°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 45 · 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
- Davis Thompson USA · 262tied with Rahm with three holes left, parred the 16th from a fairway bunker as Rahm birdied, and his 50-foot birdie putt on the island 17th hit the pin; closed 69 to lose by one Jon Rahm continues tear, wins PGA Tour's American Express (ESPN News Services, ESPN)
157 started, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The American Express
PGA West (Stadium Course) and La Quinta Country Club, PGA West, La Quinta, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN News Services via ESPN
22 January 2023
I'm, in a weird way, glad that today went the way it went
ESPN News Services via ESPN
22 January 2023
I've enjoyed some runaway victories, I've enjoyed some comebacks, but today was certainly a struggle.
ESPN News Services via ESPN
22 January 2023
I'll probably play the 'what if' game in my head for a long time, unfortunately.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 64 · 64 · 65 · 68 | 261 | −27 |
| 2 | Davis Thompson | 62 · 64 · 67 · 69 | 262 | −26 |
| T3 | Xander Schauffele | 65 · 68 · 68 · 62 | 263 | −25 |
| T3 | Chris Kirk | 69 · 67 · 63 · 64 | 263 | −25 |
| 5 | Taylor Montgomery | 64 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 264 | −24 |
| T6 | Erik van Rooyen | 65 · 72 · 66 · 62 | 265 | −23 |
| T6 | Matti Schmid | 64 · 72 · 65 · 64 | 265 | −23 |
| T6 | Robby Shelton | 66 · 68 · 65 · 66 | 265 | −23 |
| T6 | Tom Kim | 69 · 62 · 67 · 67 | 265 | −23 |
| T6 | J.T. Poston | 65 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 265 | −23 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika, Biscay, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet