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Sunday 24 February 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Gay wins Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
El Camaleón Golf Course, Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 February 2008 · Brian Gay’s win no. 1 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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/23°C · wind 18 km/h SE, gusts 46 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/24°C · wind 23 km/h SE, gusts 56 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/23°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/23°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, gusts 34 · 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
- Steve Marino USA · 266Started five back, closed with a bogey-free 66 and got within four with four holes to play, but Gay saved par from long range at the 16th Golf roundup (Associated Press, via The Daily Herald, Everett, 2008-02-24)
, 75 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
Brian Gay
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 February 2008
Even though I was doing really well on the mini-tours and had my chances through the years and wasn't able to get it done. So this is really a big, big relief to finally do it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 February 2008
You want to hit it in the fairways so you don't lose all your balls.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 February 2008
I didn't make any bogeys. I just didn't really make enough putts to put any serious heat on Brian.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Gay | 66 · 67 · 62 · 69 | 264 | −16 |
| 2 | Steve Marino | 67 · 69 · 64 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 69 · 64 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T3 | John Merrick | 64 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| 5 | Cliff Kresge | 68 · 71 · 64 · 66 | 269 | −11 |
| 6 | Patrick Sheehan | 71 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −10 |
| T7 | Tim Petrovic | 67 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Peter Lonard | 68 · 71 · 64 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T9 | Nick Flanagan | 75 · 66 · 68 · 64 | 273 | −7 |
| T9 | Roland Thatcher | 71 · 73 · 61 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1971-12-14, Fort Worth, Texas; USA; turned pro 1994; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 204 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet