
When California became a state in 1849, Napa Vallet belonged to the California Territory, in the Sonoma District. Under the control of the Spaniards and Mexicans, it remained until the Bear Flag uprising, and American farmers began to arrive in 1830.

At the time of the first exploration of Napa Valley in 1823, most of the inhabitants of the area consisted of Native American Indians.įather José Altimira, founder of the Mission San Francisco Solano of Sonoma, was the leader of the expedition. The name Napa probably derives from the name of a village called "Nappan", whose population had populated the area with elk, deer, grizzly and panthers for many centuries. In the first tournament of the PGA Tour 2022-2023, the Californian at the Silverado Resort and Spa (North Course, par 72) immediately signed the feat. Only double for Homa, who also stood out as the second player, after Brendan Steele (2016-2017), to have won the Fortinet Championship twice consecutively. With a final round of 68 (-4), supported by five birdies and fouled with a bogey, the 31-year-old from Burbank celebrated his fifth career success on the PGA Tour (in 152 appearances), the second in 2022 after the one arrived last May at the Wells Fargo Championship (which he had already made his own in 2019). 'American Taylor Montgomery, 3 / o with 275 (-13). In Napa, California (where he was born and raised), with a total of 272 (65 67 72 68, -16) shots he beat the English Danny Willett, 2 / o with 273 (-15) in front of the photo finish.

Max Homa won the Fortinet Championship in the United States for the second consecutive year.
