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Sunday 22 September 2024DP World TourYear in Review
Horschel wins BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 September 2024 · Billy Horschel’s win no. 3 on the DP World Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · BMW
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/15°C · wind 24 km/h NE, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/15°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 49 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 36 · 8.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/15°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 34 · 18.9 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 268Lost on the second playoff hole when Horschel holed a 35-foot eagle putt; McIlroy's eagle putt finished a foot away. 2024 BMW PGA Championship final results: Prize money payout, DP World Tour leaderboard, how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
- Thriston Lawrence RSA · 268Eliminated at the first playoff hole after finding water with his third from a fairway bunker. 2024 BMW PGA Championship final results: Prize money payout, DP World Tour leaderboard, how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
126 started · cut -2, 65 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Billy Horschel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 September 2024
I can't put into words, you know, how this -- what this moment means to me, and it still hasn't actually sunk in
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Horschel | 67 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Thriston Lawrence | 68 · 70 · 65 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| T4 | Aaron Rai | 68 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Matthew Baldwin | 65 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Matteo Manassero | 67 · 68 · 63 · 73 | 271 | −17 |
| T7 | Niklas Nørgaard | 66 · 67 · 75 · 64 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Ugo Coussaud | 67 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Antoine Rozner | 69 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Tom McKibbin | 70 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Marcus Armitage | 67 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1986-12-07, Grant, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2009; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 24 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Titleist GT3 9°, Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
- Fairway Wood Titleist TSi2 15°, Project X HZURDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 (70g)
- Fairway Wood Titleist TSi2 18°, Project X HZURDUS Smoke Black 80 6.5 (80g)
- Irons Titleist T100 3-5, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 X100
- Irons Titleist 620 CB 6-9, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 X100
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Design SM10 46° (10° bounce, F grind), 52° (12° bounce, F grind), 56° (10° bounce, S grind), 62° (8° bounce, V grind), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 S400
- Putter Ping Sigma2 Tyne 4
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
standard bag, not confirmed for this week