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Sunday 26 February 2012PGA TourYear in Review
Huh wins Mayakoba Golf Classic
El Camaleón Golf Club at Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 February 2012 · John Huh’s win no. 1 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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/22°C · wind 21 km/h SE, gusts 49 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/24°C · wind 23 km/h SE, gusts 53 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/23°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 38 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/23°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 38 · 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
- Robert Allenby AUS · 271Led by two on the 72nd tee, hit driver into the trees and double-bogeyed to fall into a playoff; lost on the eighth extra hole after driving into the hazard and missing a 15-foot par putt John Huh wins in eight-hole playoff (Associated Press, via ESPN)
132 started · cut +3, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Mayakoba Golf Classic
El Camaleón Golf Club at Mayakoba, El Camaleón Golf Club at Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
John Huh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2012
I mean before I teed off, all I think about is making a cut. It's a rookie move.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2012
Playing eight-hole playoff is long holes, and I was definitely nervous and trying to calm down myself, but it was hard.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2012
I mean I had this tournament in the bag, a two-shot lead with one hole to play and just played it like a rookie, pretty much.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Huh | 67 · 70 · 71 · 63 | 271 | −13 |
| 2 | Robert Allenby | 69 · 67 · 70 · 65 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Colt Knost | 69 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T3 | Matt Every | 67 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Dicky Pride | 68 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Alejandro Cañizares | 67 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Chris Stroud | 69 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Daniel Summerhays | 69 · 65 · 67 · 73 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | J.J. Henry | 72 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Michael Allen | 68 · 71 · 66 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Will Claxton | 66 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1990-05-21, New York, New York; USA; turned pro 2008; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 267 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet