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Sunday 11 August 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Rai wins Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 August 2024 · Aaron Rai’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,900,000 USD · Wyndham · rain washed out Thursday and delayed Friday and Saturday; everyone played 36 holes on Sunday; Matt Kuchar stopped on 18 for darkness and finished Monday, Aug 12 (ESPN lists Aug 12 as the end date)
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/22°C · wind 32 km/h NE, gusts 72 · 98.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/22°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 7 km/h WNW, gusts 18 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/22°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, 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
- Max Greyserman USA · 264led after holing out for eagle on 13, then drove out of bounds for a quadruple-bogey 8 on 14 and four-putted 16 for a double bogey Aaron Rai takes advantage of Max Greyserman's late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship (AP via CBS Sports recap)
156 started · cut -4, 67 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Wyndham Championship
Sedgefield Country Club, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Aaron Rai
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
11 August 2024
It truly is a dream come true … So many people have played a huge role in me being at this point.
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
11 August 2024
If that does not hit the cart path, we’re probably in a different situation … That doesn’t mean that that one bounce is the reason that I didn’t win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Rai | 65 · 65 · 68 · 64 | 262 | −18 |
| 2 | Max Greyserman | 69 · 60 · 66 · 69 | 264 | −16 |
| T3 | J.J. Spaun | 68 · 67 · 66 · 64 | 265 | −15 |
| T3 | Ryo Hisatsune | 67 · 67 · 64 · 67 | 265 | −15 |
| 5 | Luke Clanton | 68 · 67 · 62 · 69 | 266 | −14 |
| 6 | Austin Eckroat | 64 · 72 · 64 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Eric Cole | 68 · 68 · 69 · 63 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | Trace Crowe | 65 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | Billy Horschel | 62 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | Adam Svensson | 68 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | Ben Griffin | 65 · 70 · 63 · 70 | 268 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1995-03-03, Wolverhampton, England; ENG; turned pro 2012; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 48 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Wyndham Championship (2024 week 32), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet