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Sunday 10 March 2024LIV GolfYear in Review
Ancer wins LIV Golf Hong Kong
Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, Hong Kong · Friday 8 to Sunday 10 March 2024 · Abraham Ancer’s win no. 1 on the LIV Golf · purse $20,000,000 (individual); $5,000,000 team purse 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
11 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/16°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 37 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/15°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 38 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/14°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 44 · 9.1 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
- Cameron Smith AUS · 197tied at 13 under, lost to Ancer's birdie on the first playoff hole GNN final results (hongkong)
- Paul Casey ENG · 197tied at 13 under, lost to Ancer's birdie on the first playoff hole GNN final results (hongkong)
54 started
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Hong Kong
Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong Golf Club, Fanling, Hong Kong
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Abraham Ancer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 March 2024
Man, I made that so hard on myself. The ball-striking wasn't there, but mentally I was really strong, so I felt really good.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 March 2024
But man, I'm just so happy because I've worked my ass off the last couple years.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 March 2024
I'm not going to measure it on the playoff hole, on one tee shot, something like that. It was a really good week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham Ancer | 63 · 62 · 72 | 197 | −13 |
| 2 | Paul Casey | 66 · 67 · 64 | 197 | −13 |
| 2 | Cameron Smith | 67 · 64 · 66 | 197 | −13 |
| T4 | Joaquín Niemann | 67 · 68 · 63 | 198 | −12 |
| T4 | Carlos Ortiz | 68 · 64 · 66 | 198 | −12 |
| T6 | Kevin Na | 67 · 68 · 64 | 199 | −11 |
| T6 | Bryson DeChambeau | 65 · 68 · 66 | 199 | −11 |
| T8 | Richard Bland | 66 · 68 · 66 | 200 | −10 |
| T8 | Graeme McDowell | 69 · 64 · 67 | 200 | −10 |
| T8 | Charles Howell III | 64 · 69 · 67 | 200 | −10 |
| T8 | Ian Poulter | 66 · 66 · 68 | 200 | −10 |
| T8 | Dean Burmester | 63 · 69 · 68 | 200 | −10 |
| T8 | Jon Rahm | 67 · 64 · 69 | 200 | −10 |
| T8 | Henrik Stenson | 66 · 65 · 69 | 200 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1991-02-27, McAllen, Texas; MEX; turned pro 2013; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet