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Sunday 25 February 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Funk wins Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
El Camaleón Golf Course, Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 February 2007 · Fred Funk’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/23°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 31 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/20°C · wind 19 km/h ESE, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/23°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 47 · 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
- José Coceres ARG · 266Tied at 14 under after regulation (said the pressure caught up with him on the 18th); lost the sudden-death playoff on the second extra hole, the 10th, where his 4-iron finished about 45 feet away and Funk made birdie ASAP Sports interview transcript: Jose Coceres, Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya - Cancun, 2007-02-25
, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba, El Camaleón Golf Course, Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Fred Funk
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 February 2007
Just to be able to compete with the young guys on the regular tour and it shows that the old guy has still got something.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 February 2007
We had this imaginary animal out there we were after, and figured we would call it Tiger
ASAP Sports interview transcript: Jose Coceres, Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya - Cancun, 2007-02-25
25 February 2007
And that put a lot of pressure on me, because I have only two opportunities to play, and it made me a little bit tight. The pressure caught up with me, especially on 18.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Funk | 62 · 69 · 64 · 71 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | José Coceres | 67 · 65 · 65 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| 3 | Peter Lonard | 65 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| 4 | Ryan Armour | 68 · 65 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −12 |
| 5 | Bill Haas | 66 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 269 | −11 |
| 6 | Boo Weekley | 64 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 270 | −10 |
| 7 | Cameron Beckman | 64 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 271 | −9 |
| 8 | Steve Marino | 68 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| T9 | Brendon de Jonge | 69 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Larry Mize | 71 · 66 · 71 · 65 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Gavin Coles | 69 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Skip Kendall | 69 · 69 · 63 · 72 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1956-06-14, Takoma Park, Maryland; USA; turned pro 1981; age 50 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 98 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet