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Sunday 28 July 2024LIV GolfYear in Review
Rahm wins LIV Golf United Kingdom
JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester, Staffordshire, England · Friday 26 to Sunday 28 July 2024 · Jon Rahm’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
15 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/12°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/10°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/10°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 23 · 0 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
- Tyrrell Hatton ENG · 201tied with Rahm on the 54th tee, bogeyed the 18th while Rahm made par, dropping into a three-way tie for second GNN final results (uk)
- Cameron Smith AUS · 201tied second, one shot back GNN final results (uk)
- Joaquín Niemann CHI · 201tied second, one shot back GNN final results (uk)
54 started
Same week
LIV Golf event
LIV Golf United Kingdom
JCB Golf and Country Club, JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester, Staffordshire, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jon Rahm
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 July 2024
But you don't want to see a teammate and a good friend missing a putt for that to happen for me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 July 2024
It sucks to bogey the last in front of your home crowd to effectively miss out on a playoff.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | 63 · 70 · 67 | 200 | −13 |
| T2 | Joaquín Niemann | 69 · 67 · 65 | 201 | −12 |
| T2 | Tyrrell Hatton | 66 · 66 · 69 | 201 | −12 |
| T2 | Cameron Smith | 66 · 66 · 69 | 201 | −12 |
| 5 | Paul Casey | 67 · 66 · 70 | 203 | −10 |
| T6 | Cameron Tringale | 67 · 70 · 67 | 204 | −9 |
| T6 | Matthew Wolff | 67 · 68 · 69 | 204 | −9 |
| T6 | Talor Gooch | 68 · 66 · 70 | 204 | −9 |
| T6 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 · 67 · 70 | 204 | −9 |
| T6 | Andy Ogletree | 65 · 65 · 74 | 204 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-10, Barrika, Biscay, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2016; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet