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Sunday 26 November 2023DP World TourYear in Review
Lee wins Fortinet Australian PGA Championship
Royal Queensland Golf Club, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 November 2023 · Min Woo Lee’s win no. 3 on the DP World Tour · purse A$2,000,000 AUD · Fortinet
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 84° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/20°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 39 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/20°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 41 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/19°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/17°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, 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
- Rikuya Hoshino JPN · 267finished three shots behind Lee's 20-under 264 2023 Fortinet Australian PGA Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won
156 started · cut E, 80 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Fortinet Australian PGA Championship
Royal Queensland Golf Club, Royal Queensland Golf Club, Eagle Farm, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Min Woo Lee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AAP (via ESPN)
26 November 2023
It's No.1 for sure. Scottish (Open) was big, Vic Open's big but right now this is the top in front of Australia, my family.
AAP (via ESPN)
26 November 2023
I knew it was coming, it was just a 'when' question.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Min Woo Lee | 64 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Rikuya Hoshino | 67 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 267 | −17 |
| 3 | Marc Leishman | 68 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −16 |
| 4 | Curtis Luck | 67 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | Joaquín Niemann | 68 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| 6 | Adam Scott | 66 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Todd Sinnott | 69 · 69 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Frank Kennedy | 71 · 66 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 68 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Cam Davis | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Joel Moscatel | 63 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Lucas Herbert | 66 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1998-07-27, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2019; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 45 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship week (OWGR player profile events table, 2023)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet