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Sunday 23 February 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Hovland wins Puerto Rico Open
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 February 2020 · Viktor Hovland’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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/23°C · wind 21 km/h E, gusts 46 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/23°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/23°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 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
- Josh Teater USA · 269closed with 69 for a career-best second; Hovland chipped in for eagle at 15 and holed a 30-foot birdie putt at the 18th to win by one Viktor Hovland becomes PGA Tour's first Norwegian winner (AP via ESPN)
120 started · cut -2, 69 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
Viktor Hovland
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Viktor Hovland becomes PGA Tour's first Norwegian winner (AP via ESPN, 2020-02-23)
23 February 2020
The only, or the first, person to play out here was Henry Bjornstad. I grew up kind of watching him play or following the scores online.
Viktor Hovland becomes PGA Tour's first Norwegian winner (AP via ESPN, 2020-02-23)
23 February 2020
Hats off to Viktor, that's a great putt.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Hovland | 68 · 66 · 64 · 70 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Josh Teater | 66 · 68 · 66 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Kyle Stanley | 64 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Sam Ryder | 70 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Emiliano Grillo | 66 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Matt NeSmith | 70 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Ted Potter Jr. | 68 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Martin Laird | 67 · 69 · 63 · 75 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Jhonattan Vegas | 68 · 74 · 71 · 62 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Vince Whaley | 70 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Joseph Bramlett | 71 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Wes Roach | 67 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Rob Oppenheim | 69 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1997-09-18, Oslo, Norway; NOR; turned pro 2019; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 102 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Puerto Rico Open' (week 8/2020), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
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