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Sunday 26 February 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Kirk wins the Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 February 2023 · Chris Kirk’s win no. 5 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,400,000 USD · Honda
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/22°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/19°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/19°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/19°C · wind 11 km/h SSE, 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
- Eric Cole USA · 266Forced a playoff when Kirk bogeyed the 72nd hole, then lipped out a birdie putt just outside 10 feet on the first extra hole AP via ESPN
144 started · cut +1, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Honda Classic
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris Kirk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2023
I'm not going to lie to you. I came into this week at 47th in the world golf ranking, and that's usually not something I care a whole lot about, but I have not played the Masters since 2016
AP via ESPN
26 February 2023
I just have so much to be thankful for. I'm so grateful for my sobriety, I'm so grateful for my family
AP via ESPN
26 February 2023
I loved it. It was a lot of fun. I can't wait to get back and do it again. I didn't have my best stuff today, and I was proud of how hard I fought.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Kirk | 69 · 62 · 66 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Eric Cole | 67 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| 3 | Tyler Duncan | 67 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| 4 | Ryan Gerard | 69 · 63 · 71 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T5 | Sepp Straka | 69 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Ben Martin | 69 · 64 · 70 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Shane Lowry | 68 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Ben Taylor | 67 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T5 | Justin Suh | 66 · 64 · 70 · 71 | 271 | −9 |
| T10 | Dylan Wu | 71 · 68 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | David Lingmerth | 69 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1985-05-08, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2007; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 47 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Honda Classic week, OWGR player profile; Kirk: 'I came into this week at 47th in the world golf ranking' (ASAP)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet