Golf Network News
Sunday 1 March 2009PGA TourYear in Review
Wilson wins Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico · Thursday 26 February to Sunday 1 March 2009 · Mark Wilson’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,600,000 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 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/22°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/20°C · wind 18 km/h ESE, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/21°C · wind 15 km/h ESE, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/18°C · wind 22 km/h NNW, gusts 51 · 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
- J.J. Henry USA · 269Finished two back alone in second; bogeys at the 16th and 17th in a 30-mph storm wind cost him his chance on the closing holes ASAP Sports interview transcript: J.J. Henry, Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun, 2009-03-01
, 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 at Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark Wilson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 March 2009
I'm going to call Kevin Weeks, certainly, and tell him I'll pay him in pecos. (Laughs). No. Because he deserves it. He helped me a lot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 March 2009
I'm like, let's just pretend I'm going to hit 80 percent every shot, and all of a sudden the ball started curving a little less, which I like.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 March 2009
He asked me if Daddy was going to bring home the trophy. I came up one short. That was in the back of my mind all day. I was trying to bring that trophy home to my son.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Wilson | 66 · 64 · 69 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| 2 | J.J. Henry | 66 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T3 | Kevin Streelman | 67 · 71 · 68 · 64 | 270 | −10 |
| T3 | Heath Slocum | 68 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| 5 | Kevin Na | 68 · 62 · 72 · 70 | 272 | −8 |
| T6 | Rich Beem | 70 · 66 · 72 · 65 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Aron Price | 69 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | David Toms | 70 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Jerry Kelly | 70 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | James Nitties | 69 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Jarrod Lyle | 65 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
| T6 | Briny Baird | 67 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1974-10-31, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; USA; turned pro 1997; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 150 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet