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Sunday 5 March 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Echavarria wins Puerto Rico Open
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Río Grande, Puerto Rico · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 March 2023 · Nico Echavarria’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $3,800,000 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 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/23°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 37 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/23°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 44 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/23°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 45 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/23°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 38 · 1.6 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
- Akshay Bhatia USA · 269Korn Ferry Tour player closed with a 65 but finished 2 shots back AP via ESPN
120 started · cut -1, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Puerto Rico Open
Grand Reserve Golf Club, Grand Reserve Golf Club, Río Grande, Puerto Rico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nico Echavarria
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
5 March 2023
I'm happy with life right now. After missing four cuts in a row, only making two cuts, you just doubt yourself. I'm very grateful I kept pushing and got it done.
AP via ESPN
5 March 2023
I was able to keep it together in a stressful moment. I'm grateful he mentored me in that way.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Echavarria | 67 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Akshay Bhatia | 66 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Nate Lashley | 71 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Carson Young | 63 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Michael Kim | 70 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| 6 | Wesley Bryan | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Cody Gribble | 69 · 70 · 71 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | John VanDerLaan | 69 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Harry Higgs | 71 · 64 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Harry Hall | 72 · 64 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1994-08-04, Medellín, Colombia; COL; turned pro 2017; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 406 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Puerto Rico Open week, OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet