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Sunday 20 March 2005PGA TourYear in Review
Perry wins Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard
Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March 2005 · Kenny Perry’s win no. 8 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · MasterCard
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 57 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/14°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 44 · 69.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R215°/9°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 29 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/5°C · wind 10 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/9°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Vijay Singh FIJ · 278Erased a three-shot deficit with birdies at 15 and 16 to tie, then hit his 174-yard approach at 18 off the rocks and into the water and made double bogey Golf Today: Kenny Perry wins as Singh find water on 18th (final-round report, unattributed agency-style copy; Wayback Machine snapshot 20140822)
- Graeme McDowell NIR · 278Closed with 66 to post 278, two behind ESPN leaderboard: Bay Hill Invitational Presented by MasterCard
120 started, 69 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard
Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kenny Perry
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today: Kenny Perry wins as Singh find water on 18th (final-round report, unattributed agency-style copy; Wayback Machine snapshot 20140822)
20 March 2005
I expected him to come up close. It was a big break for me. I just aimed left and played it safe. I knew I could three-putt.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 March 2005
You know, I never got nervous. I was never stressing it. I was actually enjoying it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 March 2005
You know, if I had to do it again, I probably would have hit a different club, played safer a little bit and hopefully see if Kenny made a mistake but that's not the way I play.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Perry | 70 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Graeme McDowell | 69 · 73 · 70 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Vijay Singh | 72 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Retief Goosen | 78 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T5 | Patrick Sheehan | 71 · 71 · 75 · 67 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Corey Pavin | 72 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T5 | Aaron Baddeley | 70 · 74 · 68 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Darren Clarke | 76 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Chad Campbell | 76 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Bart Bryant | 72 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Zach Johnson | 73 · 69 · 73 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Stewart Cink | 74 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Joe Ogilvie | 68 · 74 · 72 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Charles Howell III | 71 · 68 · 75 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Fred Couples | 71 · 72 · 70 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Sergio Garcia | 70 · 70 · 73 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | Briny Baird | 69 · 73 · 70 · 73 | 285 | −3 |
| T8 | K.J. Choi | 70 · 70 · 70 · 75 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1960-08-10, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1982; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 21 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet