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Sunday 5 May 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Pendrith wins THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 May 2024 · Taylor Pendrith’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,500,000 USD · CJ
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 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 12.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/19°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 5.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/19°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 33 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/18°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 34 · 64.1 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
- Ben Kohles USA · 262Led on the 72nd hole but made bogey on the par-5 18th while Pendrith birdied it Golf News Net final results
156 started · cut -6, 66 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
TPC Craig Ranch, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Taylor Pendrith
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 May 2024
I slept pretty good. I was a little disappointed that the Toronto Maple Leafs lost last night, so that was mostly on my mind.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 May 2024
I've never had a putt to win a PGA TOUR event, so my caddie said this is the straightest putt we've had all year and just knock it in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Pendrith | 64 · 67 · 63 · 67 | 261 | −23 |
| 2 | Ben Kohles | 65 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 262 | −22 |
| 3 | Alex Noren | 64 · 68 · 66 · 65 | 263 | −21 |
| T4 | S.H. Kim | 68 · 64 · 68 · 64 | 264 | −20 |
| T4 | Aaron Rai | 67 · 65 · 68 · 64 | 264 | −20 |
| T4 | Byeong Hun An | 66 · 67 · 66 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| T4 | Matt Wallace | 63 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 264 | −20 |
| 8 | Jake Knapp | 64 · 64 · 67 · 70 | 265 | −19 |
| T9 | Rafael Campos | 67 · 67 · 69 · 63 | 266 | −18 |
| T9 | Taiga Semikawa | 64 · 68 · 70 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| T9 | Kevin Tway | 69 · 66 · 64 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| T9 | Troy Merritt | 67 · 62 · 70 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1991-05-30, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada; CAN; turned pro 2014; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 107 that week (OWGR rankBefore for THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson week, OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet