February 21-24
Coco Beach Golf & CC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
$3,000,000
D.J. Trahan, seeking his first US PGA title in 11 years, and fellow American Nate Lashley, playing on a medical exemption, shared the lead with Mexico's Roberto Diaz after Friday's second round of the Puerto Rico Open.
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Trahan closed with a birdie to fire a five-under par 67 and stand on eight-under 136 after 36 holes at windy Rio Grande alongside Lashley and Diaz, who each shot 68 for the second day in a row.
"Obviously you have to be swinging the club well to be successful in conditions like this," Trahan said. "I feel good about my swing and I was just really committed to shots. I picked my lines and I trusted them."
Trahan's two PGA triumphs came at the 2006 Southern Farm Bureau Classic and the 2008 Bob Hope Classic.
Trahan, 38, birdied three of the first five holes before finding a greenside bunker at the par-3 sixth on the way to a bogey. He began the back nine with three birdies in a row before a bogey at the par-4 13th set him back until his birdie at the par-5 last.
"I'm playing solid. I feel like I'm knocking on the door to playing some great golf," Trahan said. "I'm telling myself that good things are coming and to believe in myself."
Lashley, 36, reached the tour last year and made eight cuts in 17 events before a knee injury ended his season, setting the stage for him to play in 2019 on a minor medical extension.
Lashley began on the back nine with a birdie, added another at 13 and closed his first nine with back-to-back birdies. But he took a bogey at the first and after answering with birdies at the par-5 second and par-4 fourth made another at six before closing with three pars.
"I've been hitting it well, had some nice up and downs," Lashley said. "All around my game was really nice out there. You've got to stay consistent."
Diaz, coming off a career-best share of 18th at Pebble Beach in his 37th PGA start, also began off the back nine. His bogey-free round included birdies at the par-3 16th and the par-5 18th, second and fifth.
Sitting one stroke off the pace were Canada's Roger Sloan and Americans Martin Trainer and Ben Crane.
Sharing seventh on 138 were Australians Curtis Luck and Aaron Baddeley and Americans Jonathan Byrd, Johnson Wagner and Wyndham Clark.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
T1 |
D. J. Trahan | USA |
-8 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T1 |
Nate Lashley | USA |
-8 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T1 |
Roberto Diaz | MEX |
-8 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T4 |
Roger Sloan | CAN |
-7 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T4 |
Martin Trainer | USA |
-7 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T4 |
Ben Crane | USA |
-7 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T7 |
Jonathan Byrd | USA |
-6 |
71 |
67 |
138 |
T7 |
Johnson Wagner | USA |
-6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T7 |
Aaron Baddeley | AUS |
-6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T7 |
Curtis Luck | AUS |
-6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T7 |
Wyndham Clark | USA |
-6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T12 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
-5 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T12 |
Andres Romero | ARG |
-5 |
66 |
73 |
139 |
T14 |
Ryan Blaum | USA |
-4 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T14 |
Sepp Straka | AUT |
-4 |
67 |
73 |
140 |
T14 |
Roberto Castro | USA |
-4 |
68 |
72 |
140 |
T14 |
Jose de Jesus Rodriguez | MEX |
-4 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T14 |
Kramer Hickok | USA |
-4 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
T19 |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR |
-3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T19 |
Austen Truslow | USA |
-3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T19 |
Shawn Stefani | USA |
-3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T19 |
Daniel Berger | USA |
-3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T19 |
David Hearn | CAN |
-3 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
T19 |
Martin Piller | USA |
-3 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
T19 |
Rafael Campos | PRI |
-3 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
T19 |
Jim Knous | USA |
-3 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T27 |
Derek Ernst | USA |
-2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T27 |
Matthew Every | USA |
-2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T27 |
Tom Hoge | USA |
-2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T27 |
Martin Flores | USA |
-2 |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T27 |
Graeme McDowell | NIR |
-2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T27 |
Scott Brown | USA |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T27 |
Tim Herron | USA |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T27 |
Dominic Bozzelli | USA |
-2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T27 |
Parker McLachlin | USA |
-2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T27 |
Julian Etulain | ARG |
-2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T27 |
Joey Garber | USA |
-2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
T38 |
Billy Hurley III | USA |
-1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
T38 |
Brian Davis | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
T38 |
D. A. Points | USA |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T38 |
Trevor Immelman | RSA |
-1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T38 |
Ken Duke | USA |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T38 |
J. J. Henry | USA |
-1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
T38 |
Tom Lovelady | USA |
-1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
T38 |
Alex Kang | USA |
-1 |
68 |
75 |
143 |
T38 |
Derek Fathauer | USA |
-1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T38 |
John Senden | AUS |
-1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
T38 |
Brendon Todd | USA |
-1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
T49 |
David Lingmerth | SWE |
Par |
69 |
75 |
144 |
T49 |
Cameron Tringale | USA |
Par |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T49 |
Tyler Duncan | USA |
Par |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T49 |
Peter Uihlein | USA |
Par |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T49 |
Chad Campbell | USA |
Par |
70 |
74 |
144 |
T49 |
Fabian Gomez | ARG |
Par |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T49 |
Robert Streb | USA |
Par |
75 |
69 |
144 |
T49 |
Matt Jones | AUS |
Par |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T49 |
Cameron Davis | AUS |
Par |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T49 |
Zac Blair | USA |
Par |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T49 |
Adam Schenk | USA |
Par |
75 |
69 |
144 |
T49 |
Bryson Nimmer | USA |
Par |
69 |
75 |
144 |
T49 |
John Chin | USA |
Par |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T62 |
Chad Collins | USA |
1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T62 |
Stuart Appleby | AUS |
1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T62 |
Chris Thompson | USA |
1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T62 |
Boo Weekley | USA |
1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T62 |
Arjun Atwal | IND |
1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T62 |
Chris Couch | USA |
1 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
T62 |
Robert Allenby | AUS |
1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T62 |
Ollie Schniederjans | USA |
1 |
68 |
77 |
145 |
T62 |
Charlie Wi | KOR |
1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T62 |
Meen-Whee Kim | KOR |
1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T62 |
Ben Griffin | CAN |
1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T62 |
Jonathan Kaye | USA |
1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T62 |
Sebastian Munoz | COL |
1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T62 |
Wes Roach | USA |
1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Charlie Beljan | USA |
2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
CUT |
Chris Kirk | USA |
2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
CUT |
Corey Conners | CAN |
2 |
69 |
77 |
146 |
CUT |
Frank Lickliter | USA |
2 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Fredrik Jacobson | SWE |
2 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Jay McLuen | USA |
2 |
77 |
69 |
146 |
CUT |
Josh Teater | USA |
2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
CUT |
Nick Heinen | USA |
2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
CUT |
Ricky Barnes | USA |
2 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
CUT |
Rod Pampling | AUS |
2 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
CUT |
Tommy Gainey | USA |
2 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
CUT |
Tyrone van Aswegen | RSA |
2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
CUT |
William Cannon | USA |
2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
CUT |
Edward Figueroa | USA |
3 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
CUT |
George McNeill | USA |
3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
CUT |
Kristoffer Ventura | NOR |
3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
CUT |
Kyle Jones | USA |
3 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
CUT |
Retief Goosen | RSA |
3 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
CUT |
Sam Horsfield | ENG |
3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
CUT |
Taylor Pendrith | CAN |
3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
CUT |
Will MacKenzie | USA |
3 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
CUT |
Alex Prugh | USA |
4 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
CUT |
Chris Smith | USA |
4 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
CUT |
David Duval | USA |
4 |
79 |
69 |
148 |
CUT |
Derek Lamely | USA |
4 |
78 |
70 |
148 |
CUT |
Hank Lebioda | USA |
4 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
CUT |
Hunter Hamrick | USA |
4 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
CUT |
Jason Bohn | USA |
4 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
CUT |
John Merrick | USA |
4 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
CUT |
Sang-Moon Bae | KOR |
4 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
CUT |
Troy Matteson | USA |
4 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
CUT |
Omar Uresti | USA |
5 |
71 |
78 |
149 |
CUT |
Spike McRoy | USA |
5 |
72 |
77 |
149 |
CUT |
Todd Hamilton | USA |
5 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
CUT |
Dicky Pride | USA |
6 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
CUT |
Robert Garrigus | USA |
6 |
73 |
77 |
150 |
CUT |
Yuwa Kosaihira | JAP |
6 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
CUT |
Angel Cabrera | ARG |
7 |
73 |
78 |
151 |
CUT |
Brady Schnell | USA |
7 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
CUT |
Daniel Chopra | SWE |
7 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
CUT |
Jeronimo Esteve | PUR |
7 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
CUT |
John Rollins | USA |
7 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
CUT |
Ted Purdy | USA |
7 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
CUT |
Benjamin Silverman | CAN |
8 |
74 |
78 |
152 |
CUT |
Eric Axley | USA |
8 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
CUT |
Max Alverio | PRI |
8 |
78 |
74 |
152 |
CUT |
Adam Svensson | CAN |
9 |
78 |
75 |
153 |
CUT |
Brendon de Jonge | ZIM |
9 |
79 |
74 |
153 |
CUT |
Kyle Sanders | USA |
9 |
75 |
78 |
153 |
CUT |
Alexander Hicks | USA |
10 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
CUT |
Cameron Beckman | USA |
10 |
75 |
79 |
154 |
CUT |
Hiram Silfa | DOM |
10 |
71 |
83 |
154 |
CUT |
Heath Slocum | USA |
11 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
CUT |
Marc Turnesa | USA |
11 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
CUT |
Robert Gamez | USA |
12 |
77 |
79 |
156 |
RET |
Jason Gore | USA |
Par |
- |
- |
0 |
RET |
Neal Lancaster | USA |
Par |
83 |
- |
83 |