Golf Network News
Sunday 8 March 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Cejka wins Puerto Rico Open
Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico, Río Grande, Puerto Rico · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 March 2015 · Alex Cejka’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/24°C · wind 24 km/h E, gusts 53 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/23°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 49 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/23°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 44 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/23°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 46 · 1 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
- Emiliano Grillo ARG · 281shared the lead at 8 under with one hole left; missed a short par putt and bogeyed the 72nd hole, then lost the five-man playoff Alex Cejka gets 1st PGA Tour victory (AP, ESPN)
- Jon Curran USA · 281shared the lead at 8 under with one hole left; bogeyed the 72nd hole, then lost the five-man playoff Alex Cejka gets 1st PGA Tour victory (AP, ESPN)
- Sam Saunders USA · 281closed with 68; his 8-foot birdie try on the first playoff hole slid right Alex Cejka gets 1st PGA Tour victory (AP, ESPN)
- Tim Petrovic USA · 281closed with 67 to reach the playoff; lost on the first extra hole to Cejka's birdie Alex Cejka gets 1st PGA Tour victory (AP, ESPN)
132 started · cut +2, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Puerto Rico Open
Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico, Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico, Río Grande, Puerto Rico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Alex Cejka
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Alex Cejka, March 8, 2015
8 March 2015
so many times you miss the cut and you're on the weekend by yourself on the driving range while everybody's watching NFL, you know, with buddies and drinking beer and you're just out there and beating balls for hours.
Alex Cejka gets 1st PGA Tour victory (AP, ESPN)
8 March 2015
I had shorts on and a T-shirt and I had everything packed. Luckily, there was one more group, the final group coming, so I changed.
Alex Cejka gets 1st PGA Tour victory (AP, ESPN)
8 March 2015
I really felt like I hit a pretty good putt there. It went right on me and I was playing it inside the hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Cejka | 70 · 67 · 75 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Tim Petrovic | 75 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Sam Saunders | 72 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Jon Curran | 70 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Emiliano Grillo | 69 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Will Wilcox | 77 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Will MacKenzie | 75 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Boo Weekley | 74 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Scott Pinckney | 70 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | John Daly | 72 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Rod Pampling | 70 · 71 · 73 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | 70 · 75 · 68 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Brendon de Jonge | 71 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Scott Brown | 73 · 70 · 67 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Chris Smith | 69 · 73 · 68 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1970-12-02, Mariánské Lázně, Czechoslovakia; GER; turned pro 1989; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 285 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Puerto Rico Open' (week 10/2015), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet