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Sunday 19 November 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Åberg wins the RSM Classic
Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside and Plantation courses), St. Simons Island, Georgia · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 November 2023 · Ludvig Åberg’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,400,000 USD · RSM
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 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 39° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/19°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 39 · 8.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/19°C · wind 23 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/18°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/14°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 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
- Mackenzie Hughes CAN · 257finished alone in second, four shots back, as Åberg closed with back-to-back 61s 2023 The RSM Classic final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
156 started · cut -4, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The RSM Classic
Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course), Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside and Plantation courses), St. Simons Island, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ludvig Åberg
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
19 November 2023
Beyond my dreams … It's been six months I'll never forget.
ESPN (AP wire recap)
19 November 2023
This is the sport I love and am going to love for a long time. If you told me this a couple of months ago, I would not believe you.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludvig Åberg | 67 · 64 · 61 · 61 | 253 | −29 |
| 2 | Mackenzie Hughes | 68 · 66 · 60 · 63 | 257 | −25 |
| T3 | Tyler Duncan | 68 · 65 · 62 · 65 | 260 | −22 |
| T3 | Eric Cole | 66 · 66 · 61 · 67 | 260 | −22 |
| T5 | Adam Svensson | 68 · 66 · 67 · 62 | 263 | −19 |
| T5 | Ben Kohles | 66 · 67 · 67 · 63 | 263 | −19 |
| T5 | Denny McCarthy | 65 · 67 · 66 · 65 | 263 | −19 |
| T8 | Ben Griffin | 67 · 67 · 69 · 61 | 264 | −18 |
| T8 | Taylor Montgomery | 69 · 65 · 67 · 63 | 264 | −18 |
| T8 | Ryan Moore | 70 · 67 · 62 · 65 | 264 | −18 |
| T8 | Austin Eckroat | 65 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 264 | −18 |
| T8 | Greyson Sigg | 66 · 68 · 64 · 66 | 264 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1999-10-31, Eslöv, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2023; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 53 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet