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Sunday 9 June 2024LIV GolfYear in Review
Ortiz wins LIV Golf Houston
Golf Club of Houston, Houston, Texas · Friday 7 to Sunday 9 June 2024 · Carlos Ortiz’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
13 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 83° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/23°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/23°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/23°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 29 · 2.4 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
- Adrian Meronk POL · 202finished one shot behind Ortiz, who closed with 65 GNN final results (houston)
54 started
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf Houston
Golf Club of Houston, Golf Club of Houston, Houston, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Carlos Ortiz
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 June 2024
Don't chunk it because people was going to get mad at me, so I just made sure I did -- no kidding, I've been working on those chips.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 June 2024
Obviously Texas treats me well. It's my adopted home state. I'm just happy to get it done again in Houston.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Ortiz | 66 · 68 · 67 | 201 | −15 |
| 2 | Adrian Meronk | 65 · 69 · 68 | 202 | −14 |
| T3 | Patrick Reed | 67 · 68 · 68 | 203 | −13 |
| T3 | David Puig | 68 · 66 · 69 | 203 | −13 |
| 5 | Sergio Garcia | 67 · 70 · 68 | 205 | −11 |
| T6 | Anirban Lahiri | 69 · 69 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T6 | Graeme McDowell | 69 · 68 · 69 | 206 | −10 |
| T6 | Lucas Herbert | 69 · 68 · 69 | 206 | −10 |
| T9 | Brooks Koepka | 70 · 72 · 65 | 207 | −9 |
| T9 | Cameron Tringale | 70 · 69 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T9 | Martin Kaymer | 65 · 72 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| T9 | Paul Casey | 67 · 67 · 73 | 207 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1991-04-24, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; 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