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Monday 15 March 2010PGA TourYear in Review
Lamely wins Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico · Thursday 11 to Monday 15 March 2010 · Derek Lamely’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · Banco Popular · rain: the first day was rained out and the event finished on Monday March 15 (a final round and a half played on the last day, per Blanks)
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 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/24°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 33 · 5.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/24°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 41 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/24°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 40 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/25°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 37 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R531°/24°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0.2 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
- Kris Blanks USA · 271Chased Lamely's early posted score through the final round and a half; a hooked drive into the hazard led to a bogey at 14 and he finished two behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Kris Blanks, Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular, 2010-03-15
132 started · cut -2, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Derek Lamely
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 March 2010
I'm still a rookie out here, even though I just won. There's tons I can learn still.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 March 2010
Even if I was leading I still felt like I was behind because they had so many more holes than I did.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 March 2010
he was kind of like the carrier we were all trying to chase and just couldn't catch him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Lamely | 69 · 71 · 63 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Kris Blanks | 65 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Brendon de Jonge | 69 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | James Nitties | 68 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Steve Wheatcroft | 68 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Kevin Streelman | 67 · 68 · 64 · 73 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Bryce Molder | 71 · 71 · 65 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Steve Elkington | 68 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Woody Austin | 69 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Bill Lunde | 68 · 72 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Chad Collins | 69 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1980-07-12, Belleville, Illinois; USA; turned pro 2004; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 207 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet