This particular tournament is classified on the PGA Tour as an alternate event for the WGC-CA Championship, which is played on the same week. It is a very popular event, and all four rounds are shown on the world-famous Golf Channel. The level of golf played is consistently outstanding and many fans line up to buy Puerto Rico Open tickets.
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For the 2008 tournament, American professional golfer Greg Kraft won the inaugural event with a two under par 70, beating fellow golfers Jerry Kelly and Bo Van Pelt by one shot. Puerto Rico Open tickets sold very well all that week and the fans walked away enormously pleased with the golf being played at the club.
In 2009, American professional Michael Bradley took the title for that year with a huge birdie putt on the final hole to take his first PGA Tour in 11 years. Truly, the Puerto Rico Open proved to be just the tonic for his dry spell. The excitement generated by his run to the win helped to generate strong sales of Puerto Rico Open tickets, with fans expressing excitement at almost every hole on that last day of competition.
The format of play at this particular event (stroke play) is probably one of the most exciting event formats on the tour, as it is basically man against man, with the best golfer having the lowest score at the end who walks away with first place. Such a style is conducive to creating a great deal of fan interest, and Puerto Rico Open tickets moved well in both of its first two years as a result.
The course is a par 72, 7569 yard battle of wills, and is played with a great deal of flair on a course that was designed to be set up to bring out the best in a professional golfer. In other words, for a weak player there will be no place to hide. When it comes to selling a great many Puerto Rico Open tickets, this can't be anything what a good thing.
For 2010, it is expected that both previous champions will be back, with Bradley hoping to stave off a number of challenges from more than a few of the top Tour professionals in the game today. Puerto Rico Open tickets have been selling very strongly, and the Golf Channel promises to bring an exciting week of golf to fans all over the United States.