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Sunday 27 October 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Echavarria wins Zozo Championship
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Inzai, Chiba, Japan · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 October 2024 · Nico Echavarria’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,500,000 USD · Zozo
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/21°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 36 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/18°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 33 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/17°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/16°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 19 · 3.4 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 · 261took a one-shot lead with a birdie at 14 but made no more birdies, closing with 65 to finish one back ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 leaderboard - ESPN
- Justin Thomas USA · 261closed with 66 in the final threesome; said he hit many good putts that did not go in ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 leaderboard - ESPN
78 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
Zozo Championship
Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club, Inzai, Chiba, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nico Echavarria
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sky Sports
27 October 2024
It's been a lot of work, it's been a lot of rough weeks but moments like this are the ones that make everything better.
Sky Sports
27 October 2024
Obviously bummed and disappointed, but I played so well
Sky Sports
27 October 2024
I mean, Nico stepped up there and he hit a great second shot [on 18]. He earned it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Echavarria | 64 · 64 · 65 · 67 | 260 | −20 |
| T2 | Max Greyserman | 64 · 68 · 64 · 65 | 261 | −19 |
| T2 | Justin Thomas | 66 · 64 · 65 · 66 | 261 | −19 |
| 4 | Rickie Fowler | 68 · 64 · 67 · 64 | 263 | −17 |
| 5 | Kurt Kitayama | 69 · 68 · 63 · 65 | 265 | −15 |
| T6 | Si Woo Kim | 68 · 71 · 64 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | J.J. Spaun | 68 · 68 · 67 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Yuta Sugiura | 68 · 68 · 67 · 64 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | C.T. Pan | 65 · 66 · 70 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T6 | Eric Cole | 64 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1994-08-04, Medellín, Colombia; COL; turned pro 2017; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 292 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile (https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/nicolas-echavarria-22833)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet