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Sunday 4 June 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Hovland wins the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 June 2023 · Viktor Hovland’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · Workday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/16°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/15°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/17°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/13°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 38 · 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
- Denny McCarthy USA · 281lost playoff ESPN leaderboard: The Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday 2023
120 started · cut +3, 65 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Viktor Hovland
Margin and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 June 2023
Yeah, I think birdieing 15, that got me to 6-under for the tournament and I saw that I was tied with Scottie. And I thought 6-under could potentially have a chance because those finishing holes are brutal.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 June 2023
Yeah, I think that's proof of, you know, have I done it here in the past? I haven't played all that great.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Hovland | 71 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Denny McCarthy | 71 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 3 | Scottie Scheffler | 74 · 73 · 68 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| 4 | Si Woo Kim | 71 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Andrew Putnam | 71 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Jordan Spieth | 69 · 72 · 72 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T7 | Adam Schenk | 75 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Rory McIlroy | 72 · 68 · 70 · 75 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Adam Scott | 70 · 75 · 70 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 76 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Rickie Fowler | 72 · 68 · 74 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1997-09-18, Oslo, Norway; NOR; turned pro 2019; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 7 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet