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Sunday 12 May 2024PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Wells Fargo Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 May 2024 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 26 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · Wells Fargo
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/17°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 59 · 5.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/16°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 38 · 13.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/10°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/11°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 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
- Xander Schauffele USA · 272Had early control of the final round and led much of the tournament, but closed with 71 and finished a distant second Golf News Net final results
68 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wells Fargo Championship
Quail Hollow Club, Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 2 | Xander Schauffele | 64 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| 3 | Byeong Hun An | 70 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T4 | Jason Day | 68 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Sungjae Im | 68 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
| T6 | Mackenzie Hughes | 73 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 279 | −5 |
| T6 | Denny McCarthy | 70 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T8 | Max Homa | 69 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T8 | Sepp Straka | 68 · 71 · 67 · 74 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Russell Henley | 68 · 73 · 73 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Grayson Murray | 70 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Taylor Pendrith | 71 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 26; majors to date: 4; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Wells Fargo Championship week, OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi10 9°, Ventus Black 6 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi10 3-wood, Ventus Black 8 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi10 5-wood, Ventus Black 9 X
- Irons TaylorMade P.760 4
- Irons TaylorMade Rors Proto 5-9, Project X 7.0
- Wedge TaylorMade MG4 46° (09 bounce, SB grind), 50° (09 bounce, SB grind), 54° (11 bounce, SB grind), Project X 6.5
- Wedge TaylorMade MG4 60° (LB grind), Project X wedge 6.5
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour X
- Ball TaylorMade 2024 TP5x
standard bag, not confirmed for this week
From the papers
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