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NATIONWIDE - TPC Stonebrae Championship Preview
From The Sports Network
| DATES: Thursday, April 12th through Sunday, April 15th |
| SITE: TPC Stonebrae, Hayward, California |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: David McLay Kidd (2007) |
| Hole-By-Hole: | 1 - Par 4 437 Yds | 10 - Par 4 396 Yds | |
| 2 - Par 3 240 Yds | 11 - Par 4 461 Yds | |
| 3 - Par 5 625 Yds | 12 - Par 3 193 Yds | |
| 4 - Par 3 160 Yds | 13 - Par 4 479 Yds | |
| 5 - Par 4 377 Yds | 14 - Par 4 326 Yds | |
| 6 - Par 3 188 Yds | 15 - Par 5 606 Yds | |
| 7 - Par 4 469 Yds | 16 - Par 3 176 Yds | |
| 8 - Par 4 465 Yds | 17 - Par 4 466 Yds | |
| 9 - Par 5 598 Yds | 18 - Par 4 438 Yds | |
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| 35 3,559 Yds | 35 3,541 Yds | |
| Annual: | 4th |
| Television: | None |
| Defending Champion: | Daniel Chopra |
| Runner-Up: | Russell Knox, Luke List |
| Tournament Record: | 264 (Kevin Chappell, 2010) |
| 54-Hole Record: | 198 (David Hearn, 2010; Daniel Chopra, 2011) |
| 36-Hole Record: | 129 (David Hearn, 2010) |
| Course Record: | 61 (Daniel Chopra, 2011) |
| Total Purse: | $600,000 |
| Shares: | 1st Place - $108,000; 2nd Place - $64,800; 3rd Place - $40,800 |
| 2011 Finish |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Daniel Chopra | 198 | Mathew Goggin | 202 |
| Russell Knox | 199 | Doug LaBelle II | 202 |
| Luke List | 199 | Jason Enloe | 203 |
| Erik Compton | 202 | Five players at | 204 |
| Marco Dawson | 202 | | |
| Past TPC Stonebrae Championship Winners |
| Year | Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2011 | Daniel Chopra (198) -- Russell Knox, Luke List |
| 2010 | Kevin Chappell (264) -- David Hearn |
| 2009 | Michael Sim (266) -- John Kimbell, Cameron Percy |
| Note:Formerly called Stonebrae Classic (2009), |
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Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae (2010-11).
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| Top Contenders in the Field |
| Player | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Chopra | --- | --- | Won | | | | | | | |
| Luke List | --- | T-12 | T-2 | | | | | | | |
| Russell Knox | --- | --- | T-2 | | | | | | | |
| John Kimbell | T-2 | T-57 | 30th | | | | | | | |
| Jason Gore | --- | T-50 | 39th | | | | | | | |
| Paul Claxton | mc | T-50 | 49th | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Svoboda | --- | mc | mc | | | | | | | |
| Skip Kendall | mc | mc | wd | | | | | | | |
| Casey Wittenberg | --- | T-30 | --- | | | | | | | |
| Michael Sim | Won | --- | --- | | | | | | | |
| Andres Gonzales | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | |
| Paul Haley II | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | |
| Edward Loar | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Andrew Svoboda |
| Darkhorse - Camilo Benedetti |
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| Last Week's Pick to Win (Paul Claxton) - Finished tied for 12th |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (Rob Oppenheim) - Missed the cut |
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| NOTES: |
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The Nationwide Tour travels to the San Francisco Bay area this week for the
TPC Stonebrae Championship in Hayward, California. The top 13 players on the
money list are in the field, including money leader Andres Gonzales. All five
tournament winners in 2012 are in the field - Gonzales, Skip Kendall, Paul
Haley II, Edward Loar and Casey Wittenberg.
Gonzales is coming off a win last week at the Soboba Golf Classic. He leads
the money list by more than $44,000 over Andrew Svoboda, who finished second
to Gonzales last week. Gonzales has a win and a second place finish in five
events this year. Svoboda has two runner-up finishes, three top-10 finishes
and has made the cut in all five events.
NFL Legend Jerry Rice is serving as tournament host this week and will be
playing in the event. This will be the third straight year that Rice will
play in this tournament. He has missed the cut the previous two years, carding
rounds of 81-82 in 2011.
The TPC Stonebrae was designed by David McLay Kidd and opened in 2007. Kidd
has designed many courses around the world, including Bandon Dunes in
Oregon and the Castle Course at St. Andrews.
Last year, Daniel Chopra was named the winner after fog produced a big enough
delay of the final round that it was cancelled. Chopra won for the first time
on the Nationwide Tour since the 2004 Henrico County Open and first time
anywhere since a PGA Tour win at the 2008 Mercedes-Benz Championship. It was
his third Nationwide Tour win overall. Chopra had the best round of his career
in the third round with a course-record, nine-under 61, and it was enough to
give him a one-shot victory over Luke List and Russell Knox. Nobody other than
Chopra had a round better than 64 through the three rounds.
Chopra will try to become the first player in Nationwide Tour history to
successfully defend his title. He earned his PGA Tour card for 2012, but has
struggled so far this season. Chopra has missed the cut in all six events he
has played on the PGA Tour this year.
In 2010, Kevin Chappell used two late birdies in the final round to shoot a
six-under 65 and earn his first Nationwide Tour victory. Chappell finished the
tournament at 20-under 264 and won by one stroke.
In 2009, Michael Sim fired a seven-under 64 in the final round to cruise to
an easy six-shot victory at the inaugural event. Sim finished at 18-under 266
and captured his first of three victories in his 2009 Player of the Year
campaign.
The Nationwide Tour heads to Georgia in two weeks for the South Georgia
Classic in Valdosta, where Ted Potter, Jr. captured the 2011 title.
04/10 15:54:15 ET
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As of April 10, 2012, at 03:54 PM ET
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