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Sunday 1 May 2022PGA TourYear in Review
Rahm wins Mexico Open
Vidanta Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico · Thursday 28 April to Sunday 1 May 2022 · Jon Rahm’s win no. 7 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,300,000 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
12 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 84° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/22°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/22°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/21°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 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
- Brandon Wu USA · 268closed with a 63, holing a 25-foot birdie on 16 ESPN: Jon Rahm hangs on to win Mexico Open for first victory since U.S. Open
- Tony Finau USA · 268closed with a 63 (birdie-eagle-birdie run), capped with a birdie to make it a four-way tie before Rahm finished ESPN: Jon Rahm hangs on to win Mexico Open for first victory since U.S. Open
- Kurt Kitayama USA · 268played in the final group with Rahm; birdied the final hole from a back bunker for a 68 ESPN: Jon Rahm hangs on to win Mexico Open for first victory since U.S. Open
144 started · cut -2, 74 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Mexico Open
Vidanta Vallarta, Vidanta Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
1 May 2022
I like to think every time I tee it up I'm a favorite. I play to win
ESPN (Associated Press)
1 May 2022
Fortunately, I got my seventh PGA Tour win. It was a pretty stressful weekend, all the way to the end.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 64 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Brandon Wu | 69 · 70 · 66 · 63 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Tony Finau | 71 · 68 · 66 · 63 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Kurt Kitayama | 64 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| 5 | Davis Riley | 69 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T6 | Aaron Wise | 65 · 75 · 66 · 64 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | David Lipsky | 69 · 68 · 69 · 64 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Alex Smalley | 66 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Cameron Champ | 67 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| 10 | Patrick Rodgers | 66 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika, Biscay, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile events table)).
What’s in the bag
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