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Sunday 24 February 2019PGA TourYear in Review
Trainer wins Puerto Rico Open
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 February 2019 · Martin Trainer’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Alternate event, played opposite the WGC-Mexico Championship
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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/23°C · wind 25 km/h E, gusts 53 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/24°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 48 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/24°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 44 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/24°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 48 · 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
- Aaron Baddeley AUS · 276third-round leader; closed with 72 to finish three behind in a four-way tie for second Martin Trainer wins Puerto Rico Open for 1st PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN)
- Daniel Berger USA · 276closed with 66 to tie for second, three behind Martin Trainer wins Puerto Rico Open for 1st PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN)
- Roger Sloan CAN · 276closed with 67 to tie for second, three behind Martin Trainer wins Puerto Rico Open for 1st PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN)
- Johnson Wagner USA · 276closed with 69 to tie for second, three behind Martin Trainer wins Puerto Rico Open for 1st PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN)
132 started · cut +1, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Puerto Rico Open
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Martin Trainer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Martin Trainer wins Puerto Rico Open for 1st PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN, 2019-02-24)
24 February 2019
I never thought that I would be able to win on the PGA Tour. I managed do it today and that's just incredible.
Martin Trainer wins Puerto Rico Open for 1st PGA Tour title (AP via ESPN, 2019-02-24)
24 February 2019
There comes a certain point where the pressure is like maxed out in your brain and you just do whatever you can to make contact and hit putts forward
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Trainer | 70 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Daniel Berger | 70 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Roger Sloan | 70 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Johnson Wagner | 69 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Aaron Baddeley | 70 · 68 · 66 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Shawn Stefani | 70 · 71 · 71 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Charl Schwartzel | 71 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Ben Crane | 68 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Nate Lashley | 68 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Austen Truslow | 70 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Scott Brown | 71 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | J.J. Henry | 74 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Roberto Díaz | 68 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Joey Garber | 68 · 74 · 65 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Wyndham Clark | 70 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1991-04-14, Marseille, France; FRA; turned pro 2013; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 286 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Puerto Rico Open' (week 8/2019), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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