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PGA - Frys.com Open Preview
From The Sports Network
| DATES: Thursday, October 11th through Sunday, October 14th |
| SITE: CordeValle Golf Club, San Martin, California |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Robert Trent Jones Jr. (1999, renovation 2010) |
| Hole-By-Hole: | 1 - Par 4 422 yds | 10 - Par 4 425 yds | |
| 2 - Par 4 434 yds | 11 - Par 3 236 yds | |
| 3 - Par 3 230 yds | 12 - Par 5 605 yds | |
| 4 - Par 4 418 yds | 13 - Par 4 407 yds | |
| 5 - Par 4 454 yds | 14 - Par 4 497 yds | |
| 6 - Par 4 480 yds | 15 - Par 5 568 yds | |
| 7 - Par 3 166 yds | 16 - Par 3 210 yds | |
| 8 - Par 4 478 yds | 17 - Par 4 358 yds | |
| 9 - Par 5 555 yds | 18 - Par 4 425 yds | |
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| 35 3,637 yds | 36 3,731 yds | |
| Annual: | 6th |
| Television: | Golf Channel - Thursday/Sunday -- 4-7 p.m. (et) |
| Defending Champion: | Bryce Molder |
| Runner-Up: | Briny Baird |
| Tournament Record: | 262 (Cameron Beckman, Kevin Sutherland, 2008; |
| | Troy Matteson, Rickie Fowler, Jamie Lovemark, 2009) |
| 54-Hole Record: | 194 (Troy Matteson, 2009) |
| 36-Hole Record: | 129 (Ryan Moore, 2007; Arron Oberholser, 2008; |
| | Rickie Fowler, Greg Owen, 2009; Rocco Mediate, 2010) |
| 18-Hole Record: | 61 (Mark Hensby, 2007; Kevin Stadler, 2008; |
| | Troy Matteson (twice), Mike Weir, 2009 - Grayhawk GC) |
| Course Record: | 62 (Will MacKenzie, Jim Renner, 2011) |
| Total Purse: | $5,000,000 |
| Shares: | 1st Place - $900,000; 2nd Place - $540,000; 3rd Place - $340,000 |
| 2011 Finish |
| Player | Score | Player | Score |
| Bryce Molder * | 267 | John Rollins | 271 |
| Briny Baird | 267 | Eight players at | 273 |
| Bud Cauley | 269 | | |
| Shane Bertsch | 270 | | |
| Ernie Els | 270 | | |
| Past Frys.com Open Winners |
| Year | Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2011 | *Bryce Molder (267) -- Briny Baird |
| 2010 | Rocco Mediate (269) -- Alex Prugh |
| 2009 | *Troy Matteson (262) -- Rickie Fowler, Jamie Lovemark |
| 2008 | *Cameron Beckman (262) -- Kevin Sutherland |
| 2007 | Mike Weir (266) -- Mark Hensby |
| Note:Formerly called Fry's Electronics Open (2007). |
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| Top Contenders in the Field |
| Player | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | | | | | |
| Bryce Molder | mc | --- | T-6 | mc | Won | | | | | |
| Ernie Els | --- | --- | --- | --- | T-4 | | | | | |
| Billy Mayfair | 3rd | T-17 | T-50 | T-63 | T-36 | | | | | |
| Troy Matteson | --- | --- | Won | mc | T-42 | | | | | |
| Chad Campbell | --- | --- | T-33 | T-13 | T-50 | | | | | |
| Justin Leonard | T-6 | --- | T-13 | T-24 | T-60 | | | | | |
| Rocco Mediate | mc | T-29 | T-13 | Won | T-67 | | | | | |
| Rory Sabbatini | --- | T-43 | T-39 | mc | mc | | | | | |
| Cameron Beckman | T-35 | Won | mc | mc | mc | | | | | |
| Fredrik Jacobson | T-18 | --- | mc | T-16 | --- | | | | | |
| Aaron Baddeley | mc | T-11 | mc | T-30 | --- | | | | | |
| Mike Weir | Won | T-4 | T-6 | --- | --- | | | | | |
| Jonas Blixt | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | |
| Sports Network Selections |
| Pick to Win - Nicolas Colsaerts |
| Darkhorse - Jonas Blixt |
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| Last Week's Pick to Win (Ryan Moore) - Finished 1st |
| Last Week's Darkhorse (John Huh) - Finished tied for 13th |
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| NOTES: |
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The PGA Tour travels to California this week for the second event of the Fall
Series, the Frys.com Open. Two of the top 35 players in the world are in the
field - Ernie Els (22) and Nicolas Colsaerts (35). Els captured the British
Open in July for his fourth major championship title but has not finished
higher than 26th since that win. Colsaerts was part of the victorious European
Ryder Cup team two weeks ago at Medianah Country Club in Illinois.
There are only three tournaments left for players to get inside the top-125 on
the money list and keep their card for 2013. Jeff Maggert currently sits
at No. 125, although less than $4,000 separates Maggert from Rod Pampling, who
is No. 126.
This tournament is being held at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin,
California for the third straight year. The course was designed by Robert
Trent Jones Jr. and opened in 1999. Located 30 minutes south of San Jose,
CordeValle was named No. 7 on the list of best courses you can play in
California by Golfweek magazine in 2010. The first three years of the event
were staged at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Last year, Bryce Molder emerged from a six-hole playoff with a winning birdie
on the 18th hole to beat third-round leader Briny Baird and win for the first
time on the PGA Tour. The Arkansas native shot a 7-under 64 in the final round
to finish 72 holes at 17-under 267 along with Baird. A four-time first-team
All-American and teammate of Matt Kuchar at Georgia, Molder has spent a
considerable portion of his early career on the Web.com Tour.
In 2010, Rocco Mediate holed out for an eagle in every round, and he needed
every one of those strokes to earn the victory. After coughing up a three-
stroke lead in the final round, Mediate birdied 16 and holed out for eagle on
17 to shoot 2-over 73. It was good enough to give him a one-stroke win at
15-under-par 269 over Alex Prugh and Bo Van Pelt. Mediate won in wire-to-wire
fashion, as he fired rounds of 64-65-67 over the first three days.
In 2009, Troy Matteson birdied the second playoff hole to defeat Rickie Fowler
and Jamie Lovemark. Matteson opened with a 2-over par 72 in the first round,
but fired consecutive course-record-tying 61s in the second and third
rounds to surge in front. He closed with a final-round 68 to finish at 18-
under-par 262 with Fowler and Lovemark. The victory was Matteson's second
on the PGA Tour and first since 2006.
In 2007, Mike Weir returned to the winner's circle for the first time in over
three years, as he carded rounds of 69-64-65-68 to win by a stroke. The
Canadian finished at 14-under-par 266, which was good for the victory over
Mark Hensby.
The PGA Tour Fall Series moves to Sea Island, Georgia next week for The
McGladrey Classic, where Ben Crane captured the 2011 title.
10/09 18:08:42 ET
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As of October 9, 2012, at 06:08 PM ET
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