Round 4: Puerto Rico Open
March 11 2012
7:45 pm
With this victory: George McNeill
George McNeill edged Ryo Ishikawa on Sunday in Puerto Rico to win the Puerto Rico Open. It’s the second victory of his career. With this victory, McNeill:
• Earns 250 FedExCup points and moves to No. 19 in the standings.
• Secures fully-exempt status through the 2014 season. If not otherwise eligible, earns a spot in the following events in 2012: Arnold Palmer Invitational, RBC Heritage, THE PLAYERS Championship, Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, the Memorial Tournament, AT&T National and PGA Championship.
• Earns a spot in the 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
• Ends a streak of four straight players in their 20s winning on TOUR.
This is McNeill’s second victory in 145 career starts. Here’s a list of McNeill’s wins:
2012 Puerto Rico Open
2007 Frys.com Open
5:45 pm
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George McNeill rallied late, birdieing his final three holes at Trump International to win the Puerto Rico Open — his second career TOUR victory. Want to congratulate McNeill on his victory? Fill out the comment form below and we’ll get it to him!
5:30 pm
McNeill secures second career victory
George McNeill made not one, not two, but three birdies to close out his round and pick up a victory at the Puerto Rico Open presented by SeePuertoRico.com.
McNeill’s furious finish allowed him to pull ahead of clubhouse leader Ryo Ishikawa and notch the second TOUR victory of his career.
McNeill finished at 16-under 272, two shots better than Ishikawa. Boo Weekley and 2009 PLAYERS Champion finished at 13 under while Scott Brown and Matt Jones rounded out the top five with 12 under marks.
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12:29 pm
Ishikawa honors tsunami victims
Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa starts the final round of the Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com only three shots off the lead, but he has last year’s tsunami on his mind.
It’s one year to the day since a devastating earthquake — and the resulting tsunami — wreaked havoc on his homeland. Ishikawa went on to donate his 2011 earnings to relief efforts.
On the one-year anniversary, Ishikawa, 20, will wear a black ribbon in the final round at Trump International. He will also observe a moment of silence on the first tee.
Round 3: Puerto Rico Open
March 10 2012
7:51 pm
McNeill leads after 54 holes
George McNeill birdied his final two holes Saturday to take the 54-hole lead at the Puerto Rico Open presented by SeePuertoRico.com.
McNeill, who won the 2007 Frys.com Open for his lone TOUR victory, also has six career runner-up finishes on his resume. He leads 2009 PLAYERS Champion Henrik Stenson and Kevin Stadler by one shot.
Matt Jones, the 36-hole leader, carded an even-par 72 Saturday and checks in two shots off the pace, one ahead of Scott Brown, Daniel Summerhays and Ryo Ishikawa.
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2:19 pm
Race getting tight at Puerto Rico Open
The top of the leaderboard is getting mighty congested at the Puerto Rico Open presented by SeePuertoRico.com.
Kevin Stadler, Daniel Summerhays and Matt Jones are tied for the lead at 11 under through 14, 13 and 12 holes respectively. Stadler and Summerhays are each 5 under on their third rounds while Jones, the 36-hole leader, is even.
One back and in the clubhouse is Scott Brown, whose 7-under 65 moved him inside the top five on the leaderboard. Also at 10 under are Henrik Stenson (through 15 holes) and George McNeill (through 12 holes).
The group at 8 under includes Ryo Ishikawa (through 12), Graham DeLaet (through 15) and Ben Curtis (F).
Round 2: Puerto Rico Open
March 9 2012
3:39 pm
Ishikawa playing to win in Puerto Rico
Ryo Ishikawa came to Puerto Rico to try and improve his world ranking in hopes of qualifying for the Masters.
The 20-year-old from Japan learned on Tuesday he had been extended a special invitational to play at Augusta National, though. So now Ishikawa just has a golf tournament to win.
Ishikawa will start the third round of the Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com in a tie for third, four strokes off the pace being set by Aussie Matt Jones. Ishikawa shot 67 on Friday and is 7 under for the tournament.
"Short game today was very good, and approach shots and putting," Ishikawa said. "Everything went well. That resulted in birdies and some nice par saves. So the short game was the key thing."
Ishikawa is making his first appearance at Trump National. A year ago he played in the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship but now that he has slipped out of the top 50 in the world — Ishikawa currently ranks 53rd — those events, as well as the Masters, can’t be taken for granted.
Ishikawa, a nine-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour, says gesture from the Masters hasn’t changed his outlook, though.
"It is, of course, a relief that I got the invitation from the Masters committee, but when I play a tournament, I concentrate on the tournament," Ishikawa said. "So I don’t think about anything else.
"So there are two aspects, yes, I feel relieved, but when I play a tournament, I will play to win the tournament."
Round 1: Puerto Rico Open
March 8 2012
10:22 pm
Watch: Round 1 highlights
Round 1 Recap: 2012 Puerto Rico Open
In the opening round of the Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com, Matt Jones and George McNeill are tied for the lead at 6-under par.
3:22 pm
Overton on eagles, Colts and QBs
By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM
After making the turn at Trump International in 1 over, Jeff Overton was just trying hang on — and hang in.
Turns out, he did both on a windy Thursday morning in Puerto Rico. Overton played the front nine, his second of the day, in 5 under, on the way to a 68 that left him one stroke behind the early leader, Ben Curtis.
Overton showed a flair for the dramatic on his final hole, the par-4 ninth, where he holed a 7-iron from 146 yards for eagle.
"(The) wind was howling off the right, and I started 25 yards right of the hole, and I hit a draw and I thinned it just a little bit which kept the ball down, otherwise I think the ball would have over-hooked and went in the bunker," Overton reported. "I really was just hoping it was going to be somewhat close, and the thing came down and just one‑hopper in the hole.
"I didn’t know it went in, because you couldn’t see it. Once I find out it was in, it was pretty exciting."
Overton, who was born and still lives in Indiana, wasn’t as excited by Wednesday’s official parting of the ways between Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts.
"I understand both sides," Overton said. "It’s one of those things, it’s like Tiger Woods with the game of golf. I mean, people are like, holy cow, how does he make $100,000,000 a few years ago? Well, if you seen him every time you come out to the golf course, look at the crowds when he’s not there, and look at the crowds when he’s there, and last week, I don’t think I’ve seen that many people out on a course like that.
"You can’t put a price tag on greatness, and when you have perhaps the greatest quarterback of all time, and this injury could keep him from going down as that. It’s hard to justify not paying him the money that you know he probably deserves, but at the same time, you know, you’re trying to rebuild a program and you have no idea if the guy is going to be able to produce like he did.
"… We wish him the best and I just hope that the injury doesn’t affect the rest of his career, because he’s an awesome player and it … would be great to see him go off and do well somewhere else."
News: Puerto Rico Open
March 5 2012
5:47 pm
Ledesma leads Monday qualifiers
By Michael Curet, PGATOUR.COM Contributor
Nelson Ledesma shot a 6-under 66 at the Rio Mar Country Club to lead Monday qualifying for this week’s Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com at Trump International in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Will Dodson, Jeff Curl and Andy Matthews also qualified – each shooting 67.
Ledesma, a 21-year-old Argentine who was named Rookie of the Year on the Tour de Las Americas in 2011, won his first title on the tour this past November at the Final VII Roberto De Vicenzo Classic Copa NEC in his native country.
Dodson, a 27-year-old Tulsa native and 2006 graduate of Southern Methodist University, will be making his first PGA TOUR start after playing in 13 Nationwide Tour events since 2005. Dodson’s best professional effort came in July 2011 when he shot 16 under and tied for 10th at the Nationwide Tour’s Chiquita Classic.
Curl, son of 1974 Colonial National Invitation winner Rod Curl, is playing the Nationwide Tour on a Major Medical Extension in 2012. The 33-year-old Redding, Calif., native will be teeing it up in a PGA TOUR event for the first time in his career.
Matthews, 32-year-old Grand Rapids, Mich., native and former member of the Canadian Tour, returns to the site of his only cut made on the PGA TOUR in six starts – he tied for 57th in the 2009 Puerto Rico Open. This was the fourth attempt in a Monday qualifier on TOUR this year for Matthews, a 2002 Michigan graduate.
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