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Monday 29 October 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Chopra wins Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro
Tesoro Club, Port St. Lucie, Florida · Thursday 25 to Monday 29 October 2007 · Daniel Chopra’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 USD · Ginn · final round suspended for darkness on Sunday Oct 28 with the leaders on the 16th tee; completed Monday morning Oct 29
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/23°C · wind 24 km/h N, gusts 38 · 6.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/23°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 30 · 23.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/25°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 37 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/25°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, gusts 41 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R527°/25°C · wind 37 km/h ENE, gusts 60 · 0.8 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
- Freddie Jacobson SWE · 274resumed on the 17th tee on Monday, got up and down for par there but had no real birdie chance over the last two holes; one shot back ASAP Sports transcript: Fredrik Jacobson, Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro, October 29, 2007
- Shigeki Maruyama JPN · 274holed out from a greenside bunker for eagle on 16 Sunday to tie for the lead, then played for two pars on Monday and finished one back ASAP Sports transcript: Shigeki Maruyama, Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro, October 29, 2007
, 72 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro
Tesoro Club (Arnold Palmer Course), Tesoro Club, Port St. Lucie, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Daniel Chopra
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 October 2007
Coming from India, growing up there. Having to fly overseas just to buy golf balls because you couldn't buy them in India, you know, at the time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 October 2007
I thought what is the absolute worst that can happen? I'll finish third. Which is one hell of a great tournament.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 October 2007
I was almost losing my Tour Card for next year, but I was able to finish second. It means huge for myself.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Chopra | 67 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −19 |
| T2 | Shigeki Maruyama | 69 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −18 |
| T2 | Freddie Jacobson | 71 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −18 |
| 4 | Dicky Pride | 73 · 70 · 69 · 64 | 276 | −16 |
| T5 | Sean O'Hair | 68 · 68 · 69 · 74 | 279 | −13 |
| T5 | Cameron Beckman | 70 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 279 | −13 |
| T5 | Ken Duke | 72 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −13 |
| T5 | Charlie Wi | 69 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −13 |
| T9 | Robert Garrigus | 72 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 280 | −12 |
| T9 | Michael Sim | 69 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 280 | −12 |
| T9 | Robert Gamez | 72 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 280 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1973-12-23, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 202 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
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