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Sunday 27 February 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Wagner wins Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun
El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 February 2011 · Johnson Wagner’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,700,000 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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/20°C · wind 19 km/h ESE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/19°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/22°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 37 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 20 km/h ESE, gusts 51 · 0.3 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
- Spencer Levin USA · 267Birdied five of the first eight holes and 17 in a closing 65 to tie at 267; lost on the first playoff hole after driving into a bunker on 18 Johnson Wagner wins after playoff (Associated Press, via ESPN)
132 started · cut E, 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 at Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Johnson Wagner
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 February 2011
16 I hit -- it was the worst swing I made all week. The ball should have gone in the right hazard. It was a great break. Someone was looking down on me smiling and said it was my day.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 February 2011
But if I'm 65th, you can dang sure bet I'm going to be here. I've loved it here
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 February 2011
When you have a chance to win and you don't, it's kind of tough. But hats off to Johnson; he had a great week, he's a good dude, and good for him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson Wagner | 69 · 66 · 65 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Spencer Levin | 68 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 3 | John Cook | 70 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| 4 | Chris Stroud | 68 · 63 · 70 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Rory Sabbatini | 69 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | David Toms | 66 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Brian Gay | 69 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Briny Baird | 67 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Bobby Gates | 70 · 68 · 64 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Jarrod Lyle | 69 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1980-03-23, Amarillo, Texas; USA; turned pro 2002; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 377 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet