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Sunday 19 March 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Moore wins Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 March 2023 · Taylor Moore’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,100,000 USD · Valspar
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 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/13°C · wind 27 km/h E, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/18°C · wind 30 km/h SSE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/15°C · wind 33 km/h SSW, gusts 53 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/13°C · wind 33 km/h N, gusts 50 · 0.1 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
- Adam Schenk USA · 275Pulled his tee shot on the 72nd hole next to a pine tree, made bogey; his par putt to force a playoff hit the hole and hopped out AP via ESPN
144 started · cut +1, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Taylor Moore
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 March 2023
It was 64, 64 inside of 7 feet this week, so that was pretty awesome. I don't think I've ever done anything close to that, so that was really cool.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 March 2023
I didn't see my first scoreboard until 17.
AP via ESPN
19 March 2023
Wish I could have lightly hit somebody and stayed where I had a chance to get to the green, but it did not, and I didn't deserve it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Moore | 71 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Adam Schenk | 66 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Tommy Fleetwood | 68 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | Jordan Spieth | 67 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| 5 | Wyndham Clark | 72 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| 6 | Sam Burns | 69 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Matt Wallace | 71 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Webb Simpson | 71 · 68 · 68 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Cody Gribble | 72 · 65 · 70 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Erik van Rooyen | 70 · 73 · 71 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Nick Taylor | 72 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Justin Thomas | 69 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Zac Blair | 71 · 70 · 68 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | J.T. Poston | 70 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Patton Kizzire | 68 · 73 · 67 · 73 | 281 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1993-07-28, San Angelo, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2016; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 103 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Valspar Championship week, OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet