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Sunday 23 February 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Reed wins WGC-Mexico Championship
Club de Golf Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 February 2020 · Patrick Reed’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,500,000 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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/7°C · wind 20 km/h N, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/11°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/7°C · wind 9 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/9°C · wind 7 km/h SW, gusts 23 · 0.4 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
- Bryson DeChambeau USA · 267made five birdies in six holes from No. 9 to take control, missed chances on 15 and 16, then three-putted from 65 feet on the par-3 17th; Reed birdied three straight holes to overtake him Patrick Reed shows his moxie and wins WGC-Mexico Championship (AP via ESPN)
72 started, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
WGC-Mexico Championship
Club de Golf Chapultepec, Club de Golf Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Patrick Reed
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Patrick Reed, WGC Mexico Championship, February 23, 2020
23 February 2020
I felt like I had something to prove to myself coming into this week because I feel like I've been playing some really solid golf and just haven't quite gotten over that hump to get the W
ASAP Sports transcript: Patrick Reed, WGC Mexico Championship, February 23, 2020
23 February 2020
I'm used to it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Reed | 69 · 63 · 67 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Bryson DeChambeau | 68 · 63 · 71 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| T3 | Jon Rahm | 72 · 69 · 61 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Erik van Rooyen | 70 · 62 · 67 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | Rory McIlroy | 65 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Hideki Matsuyama | 69 · 64 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Tyrrell Hatton | 69 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Justin Thomas | 67 · 66 · 65 · 73 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Billy Horschel | 68 · 71 · 68 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Kevin Na | 71 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-05, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2011; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'WGC - Mexico Championship' (week 8/2020), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet