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Sunday 9 March 2014PGA TourYear in Review
Hadley wins Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 March 2014 · Chesson Hadley’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
11 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/23°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 41 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 39 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 30 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/23°C · wind 7 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 1.2 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
- Danny Lee NZL · 269birdied three of the last four holes for a closing 68 but finished two strokes behind Hadley Chesson Hadley wins first on tour (Associated Press, via ESPN)
132 started · cut -1, 71 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
Chesson Hadley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Chesson Hadley, Puerto Rico Open, March 9, 2014
9 March 2014
I mean it's straight out of a movie, everything you think it would be. I wasn't vomiting or anything, but there was a couple of times where I felt nauseous out on the course.
ASAP Sports transcript: Chesson Hadley, Puerto Rico Open, March 9, 2014
9 March 2014
Absolutely. I went at every flag. I was not lying.
ASAP Sports transcript: Danny Lee, Puerto Rico Open, March 9, 2014
9 March 2014
I really felt like I did my best, I gave it my best, but Chesson was just playing rock solid. He made a couple of good up-and-downs from bad tee shots.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesson Hadley | 68 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Danny Lee | 67 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 3 | Ben Martin | 68 · 67 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Richard H. Lee | 69 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Wes Roach | 69 · 66 · 70 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Carl Pettersson | 71 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | David Toms | 72 · 64 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Jason Gore | 67 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Chris Stroud | 73 · 67 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Ricky Barnes | 68 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | 69 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1987-07-05, Raleigh, North Carolina; USA; turned pro 2010; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 92 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com' (week 10/2014), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet