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Sunday 23 October 2022PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins THE CJ CUP in South Carolina
Congaree Golf Club, Ridgeland, South Carolina · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 October 2022 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 23 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,500,000 USD · CJ
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/1°C · wind 7 km/h WSW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/3°C · wind 7 km/h N, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/5°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/9°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 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
- Kurt Kitayama USA · 268tied with McIlroy with five holes left, three-putted for par from 40 feet on the 15th as McIlroy birdied 14, 15 and 16; lost by one Rory McIlroy wins CJ Cup, returns to world No. 1 (Associated Press, ESPN)
78 started, 78 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
THE CJ CUP in South Carolina
Congaree Golf Club, Congaree Golf Club, Ridgeland, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
23 October 2022
This tournament last year was the start of me trying to build myself back up to this point
Associated Press via ESPN
23 October 2022
I had a really rough Ryder Cup. I think I was outside the top 10 in the world -- it's not a position that I'm used to being in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 66 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Kurt Kitayama | 66 · 65 · 70 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| 3 | K.H. Lee | 68 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 73 · 66 · 66 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Jon Rahm | 69 · 62 · 70 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 6 | Aaron Wise | 66 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Billy Horschel | 68 · 67 · 72 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Sam Burns | 70 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Lee Hodges | 68 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Brendon Todd | 68 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 23; majors to date: 4; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet