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Sunday 21 April 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Horschel wins Corales Puntacana Championship
Corales Golf Course, Puntacana Resort & Club, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 April 2024 · Billy Horschel’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,000,000 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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 83° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/25°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/25°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 31 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/25°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/25°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 3.1 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
- Wesley Bryan USA · 267Led after each of the first three rounds but closed with 68 as Horschel came from three back with a tournament-record 63 Billy Horschel wins the 2024 Corales Puntacana Championship (PR Newswire / Grupo Puntacana)
132 started · cut -4, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Corales Puntacana Championship
Corales Golf Course, Puntacana Resort & Club, Corales Golf Course, Puntacana Resort & Club, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Billy Horschel
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
PR Newswire (Grupo Puntacana release, awards ceremony)
21 April 2024
Dominicans are very warm, and I feel at home. I extend my gratitude to the fans, all the tournament staff, and the entire Rainieri family. This will be a week I will never forget
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Horschel | 67 · 69 · 66 · 63 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Wesley Bryan | 63 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| 3 | Kevin Tway | 68 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T4 | Charley Hoffman | 66 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 270 | −18 |
| T4 | Justin Lower | 66 · 64 · 71 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| T6 | Chan Kim | 66 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Parker Coody | 66 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Alex Smalley | 68 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Peter Kuest | 68 · 72 · 67 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Greyson Sigg | 68 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1986-12-07, Grant, Florida; USA; turned pro 2009; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 84 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Corales Puntacana Championship week, OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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