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Sunday 11 November 2018PGA TourYear in Review
Kuchar wins Mayakoba Golf Classic
El Camaleón Golf Course, Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 November 2018 · Matt Kuchar’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,200,000 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 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/23°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/23°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/23°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 25 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/23°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 31 · 1.4 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
- Danny Lee NZL · 263closed with a 65 and got within one with a 20-foot birdie on 16, but parred in and finished a shot back Matt Kuchar earns first PGA Tour win in over four years (Associated Press, via ESPN)
132 started, 72 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Mayakoba Golf Classic
El Camaleón Golf Course at Mayakoba, El Camaleón Golf Course, Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Matt Kuchar
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press, via ESPN
11 November 2018
My 2018 wasn't what I wanted. This is a high note. It's an amazing thing to get a win. I go from 'hola' to 'aloha.' I'm pretty excited about that.
Associated Press, via ESPN
11 November 2018
I didn't want a 3-footer on the last hole. I was hoping to have a three- or four-shot lead for some wiggle room. But man, that felt awfully good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Kuchar | 64 · 64 · 65 · 69 | 262 | −22 |
| 2 | Danny Lee | 65 · 66 · 67 · 65 | 263 | −21 |
| T3 | J.J. Spaun | 69 · 65 · 65 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| T3 | Richy Werenski | 65 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| 5 | Brice Garnett | 68 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T6 | Scott Piercy | 67 · 68 · 70 · 62 | 267 | −17 |
| T6 | Harold Varner III | 65 · 69 · 68 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| T6 | Jim Furyk | 69 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T6 | Pat Perez | 66 · 67 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T10 | Adam Hadwin | 65 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T10 | Anirban Lahiri | 65 · 66 · 69 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T10 | Aaron Wise | 71 · 65 · 63 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| T10 | Cameron Champ | 68 · 62 · 69 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| T10 | Whee Kim | 68 · 63 · 66 · 71 | 268 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1978-06-21, Winter Park, Florida; USA; turned pro 2000; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 8; world No. 40 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet