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Sunday 27 March 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Finau wins Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 March 2016 · Tony Finau’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
12 h 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/24°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 47 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/23°C · wind 25 km/h E, gusts 53 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/24°C · wind 26 km/h E, gusts 55 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/23°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 50 · 1.3 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
- Steve Marino USA · 276birdied 18 to force a playoff, matched birdies twice, then left a fringe putt 4½ feet short and missed on the third extra hole Tony Finau wins Puerto Rico Open in playoff for first PGA title (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2016-03-27)
· cut -1, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tony Finau
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Tony Finau wins Puerto Rico Open in playoff for first PGA title (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2016-03-27)
27 March 2016
I think I'm still a little bit overwhelmed. It probably hasn't all sunk in.
Tony Finau wins Puerto Rico Open in playoff for first PGA title (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2016-03-27)
27 March 2016
In regulation, it was a putt that I kind of dreamed of making my whole life
Tony Finau wins Puerto Rico Open in playoff for first PGA title (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2016-03-27)
27 March 2016
I finally played the hole like you're supposed to. I hit the fairway and then hit it on the back fringe.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Finau | 69 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Steve Marino | 70 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Rodolfo Cazaubòn | 70 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Ian Poulter | 71 · 66 · 68 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Andres Romero | 70 · 73 · 68 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Nick Taylor | 70 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Scott Brown | 71 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Will MacKenzie | 66 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Aaron Baddeley | 66 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Rafael Campos | 64 · 71 · 72 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-09-14, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2007; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 103 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach' (week 13/2016), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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