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All You Need to Know About The Puerto Rico Open (Mar 2-7, 2023)

All You Need to Know About The Puerto Rico Open (Mar 2-7, 2023)

How Ryan Brehm won in 2022

Playing on a one-start Minor Medical Extension and needing a win or solo second to retain his playing status, Ryan Brehm pulled away in the fi nal round to a six-stroke victory. The 35-year-old led by three strokes through 54 holes, played the first 11 holes of the final round in 5-under and parred in the rest of the way to cruise to his first PGA TOUR win.

  • Brehm made only one bogey all week, that coming in the third round.
  • Brehm ranked second in Driving Distance at 308.1 yards and T3 in Putts Per Round (26.75).

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  • Ryan Brehm’s six-stroke victory margin was a record for the Puerto Rico Open, which started in 2008.
  • Brehm joined Viktor Hovland (2020) as the only players to convert a 54-hole lead to victory in the event since 2014.
  • Brehm’s previous best PGA TOUR finish was T11 at the 2021 Puerto Rico Open.
  • Brehm’s caddie for the week was his wife, Chelsey.
  • Chris Gotterup finished T7, the first amateur to post a top-10 on the PGA TOUR since Sam Burns at the 2017 Barbasol Championship.