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Sunday 28 July 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Vegas wins 3M Open
TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 July 2024 · Jhonattan Vegas’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,100,000 USD · 3M
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/13°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/23°C · wind 23 km/h S, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/22°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 47 · 0.8 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
- Max Greyserman USA · 268closed with 63 (30 on the back nine) to post 16 under; Vegas birdied 15 to match him and the 18th to win by one Jhonattan Vegas wins the 3M Open with a closing birdie, his first victory in 7 years (AP via CBS Sports recap)
156 started · cut -2, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
3M Open
TPC Twin Cities, TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jhonattan Vegas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
28 July 2024
We’re just trying to have a great week and obviously a great week turned into a win. I’m out of my head right now, so it’s incredible
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
28 July 2024
I felt (the shoulder) right away on the first hole … It was a nightmare, but luckily stayed calm and I was able to play pretty solid and not make huge mistakes.
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
28 July 2024
At that point in the tournament you’ve just got to go for it, so I just went for it
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhonattan Vegas | 68 · 66 · 63 · 70 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Max Greyserman | 70 · 68 · 67 · 63 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Maverick McNealy | 70 · 66 · 63 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| T3 | Matt Kuchar | 68 · 67 · 63 · 71 | 269 | −15 |
| 5 | Taylor Pendrith | 66 · 64 · 73 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Kurt Kitayama | 66 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Patrick Fishburn | 71 · 67 · 63 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Sahith Theegala | 66 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | K.H. Lee | 67 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | J.J. Spaun | 70 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Matt NeSmith | 68 · 64 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1984-08-19, Maturín, Venezuela; VEN; turned pro 2008; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 321 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the 3M Open (2024 week 30), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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