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Sunday 24 November 2024PGA TourYear in Review
McNealy wins the RSM Classic
Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island, Georgia · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 November 2024 · Maverick McNealy’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,600,000 USD · RSM
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/10°C · wind 29 km/h WNW, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/7°C · wind 26 km/h WNW, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/5°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/7°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 18 · 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
- Nico Echavarria COL · 267closed with 65 but finished one stroke back at 15 under The RSM Classic 2024 leaderboard - ESPN
- Luke Clanton USA · 267amateur; closed with 66 to finish one stroke back at 15 under The RSM Classic 2024 leaderboard - ESPN
- Daniel Berger USA · 267closed with 67 to finish one stroke back at 15 under The RSM Classic 2024 leaderboard - ESPN
156 started · cut -1, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
The RSM Classic
Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course and Plantation Course), Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Maverick McNealy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
24 November 2024
My mind’s gone blank honestly
Golf Today
24 November 2024
This was a week I wasn’t expecting to play well, to be honest. This is a golf course I haven’t had much success on.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maverick McNealy | 62 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 266 | −16 |
| T2 | Nico Echavarria | 67 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 267 | −15 |
| T2 | Luke Clanton | 68 · 65 · 68 · 66 | 267 | −15 |
| T2 | Daniel Berger | 71 · 66 · 63 · 67 | 267 | −15 |
| T5 | J.T. Poston | 70 · 71 · 64 · 63 | 268 | −14 |
| T5 | Lee Hodges | 69 · 63 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −14 |
| T5 | Mackenzie Hughes | 68 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 268 | −14 |
| T8 | Michael Thorbjornsen | 64 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −13 |
| T8 | Patrick Fishburn | 67 · 64 · 69 · 69 | 269 | −13 |
| T8 | Vince Whaley | 67 · 68 · 63 · 71 | 269 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1995-11-07, Portola Valley, California; USA; turned pro 2017; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 67 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile (https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/maverick-mcnealy-18634)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet