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Sunday 14 January 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Murray wins Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 January 2024 · Grayson Murray’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,300,000 USD · Sony
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/19°C · wind 41 km/h W, gusts 61 · 3.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/19°C · wind 34 km/h NNW, gusts 54 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/21°C · wind 28 km/h N, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/21°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 25 · 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
- Byeong Hun An KOR · 263lost the playoff on the first extra hole, missing a 3-footer to extend 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
- Keegan Bradley USA · 263lost the playoff on the first extra hole, missing his birdie attempt 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won (Golf News Net)
144 started · cut -2, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Sony Open in Hawaii
Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Grayson Murray
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 January 2024
Just persevere, and when you get tired of fighting let someone else fight for you.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 January 2024
Today wasn't going to change my life, but it did change my career a little bit, and I'm excited.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grayson Murray | 69 · 63 · 64 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Byeong Hun An | 67 · 64 · 68 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Keegan Bradley | 67 · 66 · 63 · 67 | 263 | −17 |
| T4 | Russell Henley | 69 · 66 · 66 · 63 | 264 | −16 |
| T4 | Carl Yuan | 66 · 65 · 70 · 63 | 264 | −16 |
| 6 | J.T. Poston | 70 · 66 · 68 · 61 | 265 | −15 |
| T7 | Nick Taylor | 69 · 67 · 65 · 65 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Emiliano Grillo | 71 · 66 · 63 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Matthieu Pavon | 66 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T10 | Andrew Putnam | 68 · 65 · 70 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Harris English | 66 · 67 · 70 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T10 | Taylor Pendrith | 69 · 67 · 66 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1993-10-01, Raleigh, North Carolina; USA; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 132 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet