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Sunday 9 February 2025PGA TourYear in Review
Detry wins WM Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 February 2025 · Thomas Detry’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,200,000 USD · WM
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/8°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/11°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/10°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 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
- Daniel Berger USA · 267playing partner closed to within two with a birdie at the 15th, but Detry birdied the last four holes to win by seven Detry wins maiden PGA Tour title at Phoenix Open (BBC Sport)
- Michael Kim USA · 267closed with a 67 to tie for second, seven behind ESPN leaderboard
132 started · cut -2, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WM Phoenix Open
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course), TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thomas Detry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 February 2025
I meditated this morning. I meditated yesterday morning, as well. I felt like that kind of brought me into a peaceful mindset.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 February 2025
So deep inside, I was kind of -- yeah, this one nobody was going to take it away from me.
BBC Sport (quoting Sky Sports)
9 February 2025
It's incredible, it's what dreams are made of. That walk on the last hole was incredible.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Detry | 66 · 64 · 65 · 65 | 260 | −24 |
| T2 | Daniel Berger | 68 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Michael Kim | 69 · 63 · 68 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T4 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 67 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T4 | Jordan Spieth | 68 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Justin Thomas | 66 · 68 · 70 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| T6 | Will Chandler | 68 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 269 | −15 |
| T6 | Robert MacIntyre | 68 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T9 | Adam Hadwin | 68 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T9 | Taylor Moore | 65 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T9 | Maverick McNealy | 70 · 68 · 63 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1993-01-13, Uccle, Belgium; BEL; turned pro 2016; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 58 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile (https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/thomas-detry-14181)).
What’s in the bag
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