PALM COAST, Fla. -- The inaugural Ginn sur Mer Classic had a distinctly international feel a year ago when Sweden's Daniel Chopra outlasted countryman Frederik Jacobson and Japan's Shigeki Maruyama by a stroke to win at the Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. This year, the tournament moves just up the Florida coast to the Ginn Hammock Beach Conservatory Course in Palm Coast.

After winning nine times internationally in Europe and Asia, as well as two Nationwide Tour titles in 2004, the win a year ago was Chopra's first PGA Tour title. He added a second victory a few months later when he captured the Mercedes-Benz Championship, the 2008 season-opening event. This year, Chopra finished 102nd in the FedExCup and is currently 49th on the money list, with $1,630,690 in earnings.

After this event in Palm Coast, Fla., the Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Walmart closes the official 2008 PGA Tour season next week at Disney World in Orlando.

The Monday finish at the 2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic was the fourth such finish on Tour in 2007, joining The Honda Classic, Verizon Heritage and the Deutsche Bank Championship, which traditionally has a scheduled Labor Day finish).

Ken Duke had an excellent week in front of family and friends at the 2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic. Duke lived within four miles of the Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, and wound up tied for fifth, his fifth top-10 of the year. Duke, the 2006 Nationwide Tour Player of the Year, went on to finish No. 37 on the official money list. He is in the field this week as the tournament moves north to Palm Coast. This season, Duke is 39th on the money list.

Daniel Chopra's win at the 2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic was worth $810,000 and moved him from No. 104 to No. 46 on the season money list. He eventually finished No. 48 on the final money chart. Chopra's season total increased to $1,744,438, topping his previous best from 2006 when he finished No. 54 on the money list. The win was key because it earned him a playing spot in the winners-only Mercedes-Benz Championship to open this season, a tournament Chopra won.

Eric Axley had the tournament's first hole-in-one and the final ace of the 2007 season when he put a "1" on his scorecard at the 17th hole in the first round. It was Axley's first PGA Tour ace and his first since he made a hole-in-one at the 2006 Henrico County Open on the Nationwide Tour.

A year ago, Chris Tidland was one of 42 players on TOUR to record two eagles in the same round. Of those 42, though, only five players -- including Tidland -- had back-to-back eagles. Tidland eagled the first and second holes in the first round.