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Monday 4 March 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Eckroat wins Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
PGA National Resort, Champion Course, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · Thursday 29 February to Monday 4 March 2024 · Austin Eckroat’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · Cognizant · Final round suspended Sunday March 3 by a weather delay and completed Monday March 4 (ESPN lists the scheduled end, March 3; Wikipedia and Golf News Net give Monday March 4, the day Eckroat won).
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/18°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/21°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 42 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/21°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/20°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 14 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R526°/20°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 1.5 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
- Min Woo Lee AUS · 270tied second at 14 under, three shots back 2024 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
- Erik van Rooyen RSA · 270tied second at 14 under, three back; his bid for a sub-60 round was stalled by Sunday's weather delay 2024 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
144 started · cut -2, 68 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
PGA National Resort (Champion Course), PGA National Resort, Champion Course, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Austin Eckroat
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2024
I ate some dinner and then basically went to bed. There wasn't really a whole lot of time in between the delay and then I had to get up early this morning and come right back out.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 March 2024
I played some Sudoku on my phone, and that was it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Eckroat | 65 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 267 | −17 |
| T2 | Erik van Rooyen | 66 · 71 · 70 · 63 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Min Woo Lee | 67 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | K.H. Lee | 69 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Cameron Young | 65 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Jake Knapp | 68 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Shane Lowry | 67 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | David Skinns | 65 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T9 | Keith Mitchell | 68 · 70 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Billy Horschel | 66 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Alex Noren | 67 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Peter Malnati | 68 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Andrew Novak | 65 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Martin Laird | 68 · 69 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Kevin Yu | 66 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1999-01-12, Edmond, Oklahoma; USA; turned pro 2021; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 101 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet