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Sunday 22 October 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Morikawa wins Zozo Championship
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Inzai, Chiba, Japan · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 October 2023 · Collin Morikawa’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · Zozo
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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/15°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/19°C · wind 32 km/h SSW, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/13°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/10°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 23 · 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 · 272tied second, six back, as Morikawa closed with 63 2023 Zozo Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
- Beau Hossler USA · 272tied second, six back, as Morikawa closed with 63 2023 Zozo Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
78 started, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zozo Championship
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Inzai, Chiba, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Collin Morikawa
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (AP wire recap)
22 October 2023
It feels so good, I can't even explain it,
ESPN (AP wire recap)
22 October 2023
What's the reasoning behind finishing second -- that versus a win. This win means the world. Being in Japan and being half Japanese.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin Morikawa | 64 · 73 · 66 · 63 | 266 | −14 |
| T2 | Eric Cole | 65 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T2 | Beau Hossler | 68 · 65 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T4 | Robby Shelton | 65 · 72 · 71 · 65 | 273 | −7 |
| T4 | Ryo Ishikawa | 68 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Min Woo Lee | 69 · 73 · 67 · 65 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Kensei Hirata | 71 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | Ryo Hisatsune | 69 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −6 |
| T6 | J.J. Spaun | 69 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −6 |
| T10 | Emiliano Grillo | 65 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −5 |
| T10 | Justin Suh | 68 · 66 · 67 · 74 | 275 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1997-02-06, Los Angeles, California; USA; turned pro 2019; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 2; world No. 20 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet