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Sunday 23 February 2025PGA TourYear in Review
Campbell wins Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
Vidanta Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 February 2025 · Brian Campbell’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · VidantaWorld
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/19°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/21°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 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
- Aldrich Potgieter RSA · 26454-hole leader shot 71 and parred the 18th twice in the playoff; on the second extra hole his 6-iron found a bunker and he missed a 6-foot birdie putt Brian Campbell wins Mexico Open with lucky break in playoff (AP via ESPN)
132 started · cut -3, 77 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
Vidanta Vallarta, Vidanta Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brian Campbell
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
23 February 2025
To be in this position is just so unreal. I can't believe it, really.
Golf Today
23 February 2025
I thought I was going to throw up at multiple times during the day.
AP via ESPN
23 February 2025
Pressure is a big thing. You can't beat it. You just have to learn and adjust to it the next time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Campbell | 65 · 65 · 64 · 70 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Aldrich Potgieter | 65 · 61 · 67 · 71 | 264 | −20 |
| 3 | Isaiah Salinda | 65 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| T4 | Ben Griffin | 67 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| T4 | Aaron Rai | 67 · 64 · 68 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| T6 | Joel Dahmen | 68 · 69 · 65 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| T6 | Stephan Jaeger | 66 · 64 · 66 · 71 | 267 | −17 |
| 8 | Nicolai Højgaard | 69 · 66 · 66 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| 9 | Akshay Bhatia | 66 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T10 | Ryo Hisatsune | 66 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T10 | Alejandro Tosti | 65 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T10 | Alex Smalley | 69 · 65 · 64 · 72 | 270 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1993-03-06, Newport Beach, California; USA; turned pro 2015; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 222 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile (https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/brian-campbell-18628)).
What’s in the bag
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