The inaugural Ginn sur Mer Classic tournament moves just up the Florida coast to the Ginn Hammock Beach Conservatory Course in Palm Coast from last year at Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.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.

Sweden’s Daniel Chopra won at the Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. in 2007.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.

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.

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