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Sunday 25 February 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Knapp wins Mexico Open at Vidanta
Vidanta Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 February 2024 · Jake Knapp’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,100,000 USD · Vidanta
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/19°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/19°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/20°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/21°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 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
- Sami Välimäki FIN · 267finished alone in second at 17 under, two shots back, after Knapp recovered from a 2-over start to his final round 2024 Mexico Open at Vidanta final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
132 started · cut -2, 65 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Mexico Open at Vidanta
Vidanta Vallarta, Vidanta Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Jake Knapp
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Knapp | 67 · 64 · 63 · 71 | 265 | −19 |
| 2 | Sami Välimäki | 64 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 267 | −17 |
| T3 | C.T. Pan | 71 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Stephan Jaeger | 68 · 68 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Justin Lower | 70 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T6 | Patrick Rodgers | 66 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 271 | −13 |
| T6 | Robert MacIntyre | 71 · 66 · 65 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T8 | Carson Young | 71 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T8 | Doug Ghim | 67 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T8 | Andrew Novak | 66 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T8 | Erik van Rooyen | 63 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T8 | Chan Kim | 66 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1994-05-31, Costa Mesa, California; USA; turned pro 2016; age 29 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
From the papers
No clipping yet