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Sunday 23 March 2008PGA TourYear in Review
Kraft wins Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular
Trump International Golf Club, Río Grande, Puerto Rico · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 March 2008 · Greg Kraft’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/22°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 43 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/22°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 40 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/22°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 40 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 19 km/h ESE, gusts 42 · 1.6 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
- Jerry Kelly USA · 275The highest-ranked player in the field (No. 63) closed with 70 to finish one shot back Golf: Kraft outlasts Van Pelt to win in Puerto Rico (Pete Iacobelli, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-23)
- Bo Van Pelt USA · 275Closed with 72 as Kraft outlasted him down the stretch to finish one shot back Golf: Kraft outlasts Van Pelt to win in Puerto Rico (Pete Iacobelli, AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-23)
, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular
Trump International Golf Club, Trump International Golf Club, Río Grande, Puerto Rico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Greg Kraft
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 March 2008
Then I got sick, and to be honest with you, I didn't know if I was ever going to play again, more or less win a tournament.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 March 2008
That piece of crystal that I will have at home, I will probably look at that every day.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 March 2008
I don't have to play the Nationwide Tour and try to get my card back, because that's no fun, go out there and starve.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Kraft | 69 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Jerry Kelly | 67 · 66 · 72 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Bo Van Pelt | 64 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Kevin Stadler | 70 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Briny Baird | 67 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Tim Wilkinson | 71 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Tommy Armour III | 72 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Marco Dawson | 68 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 9 | Brenden Pappas | 67 · 69 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Steve Allan | 70 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Larry Mize | 71 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Ted Purdy | 66 · 68 · 73 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1964-04-04, Detroit, Michigan; USA; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 582 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet