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Sunday 13 March 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Bradley wins Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 March 2011 · Michael Bradley’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · seepuertorico.com
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/22°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/21°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 36 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/21°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 36 · 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
- Troy Matteson USA · 272After rounds of 67-67-66 closed with a 72 to fall into a playoff; lost on the first extra hole (18) after running his birdie putt past and missing the return ASAP Sports interview transcript: Troy Matteson, Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com, 2011-03-13
132 started · cut -1, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michael Bradley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 March 2011
I get over the putt, my hands were shaking. I couldn't believe it. All week I was fine and on that putt my hands were shaking.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 March 2011
it's nice to say four-time champion because it's my fourth win on TOUR. I gotta be honest. I never thought that I would say that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 March 2011
Most people would walk off after a second, losing a playoff and maybe be distraught, but I haven't played good all year, so this is at least a sign of good things to come.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Bradley | 68 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Troy Matteson | 67 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Stephen Ames | 69 · 66 · 73 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Hunter Haas | 67 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | George McNeill | 69 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 6 | Bobby Gates | 70 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Fabián Gómez | 67 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Brandt Jobe | 68 · 71 · 67 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Ángel Cabrera | 66 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Chris Tidland | 71 · 63 · 72 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1966-07-17, Largo, Florida; USA; turned pro 1988; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 562 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet