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Sunday 11 March 2012PGA TourYear in Review
McNeill wins Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com
Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico, Río Grande, Puerto Rico · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 March 2012 · George McNeill’s win no. 2 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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/22°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 46 · 5.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 33 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 36 · 1.7 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
- Ryo Ishikawa JPN · 274Closed with 68, making three birdies in his last four holes to get to 14 under, but McNeill birdied the last three holes to win by two ASAP Sports interview transcript: Ryo Ishikawa, Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com, 2012-03-11
132 started · cut +1, 73 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com
Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico, Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico, Río Grande, Puerto Rico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
George McNeill
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 March 2012
I was really nervous, but I knew I had to. I knew what I had to do, and basically I just had to bear down and get it done. If not, then somebody else was going to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 March 2012
He's 20 years old. And the kid's good, no doubt. So I mean he's the next up-and-coming star
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 March 2012
I made three birdies in the last four holes, and it was a great experience for me to be very close to the winning experience. And it felt like dreaming sometimes.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George McNeill | 66 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Ryo Ishikawa | 70 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Boo Weekley | 70 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | 70 · 69 · 65 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Scott Brown | 69 · 72 · 65 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Matt Jones | 66 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Daniel Summerhays | 68 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Kevin Stadler | 69 · 69 · 66 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Brandt Jobe | 76 · 69 · 67 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Blake Adams | 74 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Graham DeLaet | 69 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1975-10-02, Naples, Florida; USA; turned pro 1998; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 176 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet