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Sunday 7 April 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Bhatia wins Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 April 2024 · Akshay Bhatia’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,200,000 USD · Valero
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/9°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/11°C · wind 24 km/h S, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/16°C · wind 26 km/h SSE, gusts 50 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/17°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 37 · 0.6 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
- Denny McCarthy USA · 268Shot a back-nine 28 (final-round 63) to force a playoff, then hit his third shot on the par-5 18th into the water on the first extra hole Golf News Net final results
156 started · cut +1, 82 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Valero Texas Open
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course), San Antonio, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Akshay Bhatia
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akshay Bhatia | 63 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Denny McCarthy | 68 · 70 · 67 · 63 | 268 | −20 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | 69 · 70 · 72 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Russell Henley | 69 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Adam Schenk | 71 · 69 · 72 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | Brendon Todd | 66 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Ben Martin | 71 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Tommy Fleetwood | 71 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Hideki Matsuyama | 73 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 71 · 74 · 70 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Peter Kuest | 69 · 71 · 74 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Mac Meissner | 72 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Jordan Spieth | 73 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 2002-01-31, Northridge, California; USA; turned pro 2019; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 87 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Valero Texas Open week, OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Callaway Rogue ST Max 9°, Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
- Fairway Wood Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max 15°, Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
- Hybrid Callaway Apex UW prototype 19°, Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
- Utility Iron Callaway X Forged UT 4 iron, KBS $-Taper 125 S+ (125g)
- Irons Callaway Apex TCB Raw 5-PW, KBS $-Taper 125 S+ (125g)
- Wedge Callaway Jaws Raw 50° (10° bounce, S grind), 54° (10° bounce, S grind), 60° (8° bounce, C grind), KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 135 X (135g)
- Putter Odyssey Jailbird 380
- Ball Callaway Chrome Tour
standard bag, not confirmed for this week
From the papers
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