Puerto Rico Open
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The Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com is a professional golf tournament played for the first time on the PGA Tour
from March 20 to March 23, 2008. The prize fund was US$3.5 million with $630,000 going to the winner. The tournament was played at the Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico (previously the Coco Beach Golf & Country Club) which was designed by Tom Kite
. It was the first PGA Tour tournament to be held in Puerto Rico
. It is an alternate tournament to the WGC-Cadillac Championship. All four rounds were broadcast on the Golf Channel. Official sponsors of the tournament included seepuertorico.com.
Greg Kraft
won the inaugural tournament with two-under-par 70, beating Jerry Kelly
and Bo Van Pelt
by one shot.
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
from March 20 to March 23, 2008. The prize fund was US$3.5 million with $630,000 going to the winner. The tournament was played at the Trump International Golf Club Puerto Rico (previously the Coco Beach Golf & Country Club) which was designed by Tom Kite
Tom Kite
Thomas Oliver Kite, Jr. is an American professional golfer and golf course architect. He spent 175 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1989 and 1994....
. It was the first PGA Tour tournament to be held in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. It is an alternate tournament to the WGC-Cadillac Championship. All four rounds were broadcast on the Golf Channel. Official sponsors of the tournament included seepuertorico.com.
Greg Kraft
Greg Kraft
Greg Kraft is an American professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.Kraft was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Tampa in 1986 and turned professional later that year. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1990, 1991, and 2005; and on the...
won the inaugural tournament with two-under-par 70, beating Jerry Kelly
Jerry Kelly
Jerome Patrick Kelly is an American professional golfer.Kelly was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and turned professional later that year, but didn't make it onto the PGA Tour until 1996. This followed a successful 1995 season on the second tier...
and Bo Van Pelt
Bo Van Pelt
Bo Van Pelt is an American professional golfer who has played on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour. He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.Van Pelt was born in Richmond, Indiana...
by one shot.
Winners
Year | Player | Country | Score | To par | 1st Prize ($ United States dollar The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies.... ) | Purse ($) |
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Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com | ||||||
2011 | Michael Bradley Michael Bradley (golfer) Michael John Bradley is an American professional golfer.Bradley was born in Largo, Florida. He attended Oklahoma State University and turned professional in 1988.... |
272 | -16 | 630,000 | 3,500,000 | |
Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular | ||||||
2010 | Derek Lamely Derek Lamely Derek Lamely is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Lamely was born in Belleville, Illinois. He was a member of the Texas State Championship team at Montgomery High School. He played college golf at Florida Gulf Coast University before... |
269 | -19 | 630,000 | 3,500,000 | |
2009 | Michael Bradley Michael Bradley (golfer) Michael John Bradley is an American professional golfer.Bradley was born in Largo, Florida. He attended Oklahoma State University and turned professional in 1988.... |
274 | -14 | 630,000 | 3,500,000 | |
2008 | Greg Kraft Greg Kraft Greg Kraft is an American professional golfer who has played on the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour.Kraft was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Tampa in 1986 and turned professional later that year. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 1990, 1991, and 2005; and on the... |
274 | -14 | 630,000 | 3,500,000 |
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.